Pre-exposure prophylaxis should be available from community pharmacies
Ahead of World AIDS Day, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society is calling on the Government to widen access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) by making it available through community pharmacies across Gre (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - November 29, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
New variant: Covid precautions must be stepped up
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society is warning that public health measures to protect people against Covid-19 must be stepped up in the face of the discovery of the new variant, B.1.1.529.
RPS is callin (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - November 26, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
RPS Scotland congratulates new Fellows from Scotland
RPS Scotland is delighted that four pharmacists from Scotland received Fellowships this month. Clare Morrison, Director for Scotland, said:“Each member has made a significant contribution to th (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - November 26, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Hypovase (prazosin) 500microgram tablets – Supply Disruption
The Department of Health and Social Care has issued a supply disruption alert. Hypovase (prazosin) 500 microgram tablets will be out of stock from late November 2021 until mid-January 2022. Pfizer are (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - November 26, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
We highlight workforce pressures to the Senedd
The Welsh Parliament has been told of the pressures facing pharmacy teams and of the need for the workforce’s wellbeing and training requirements to be prioritised in covid recovery plans.
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Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - November 24, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
RPS calls on GPhc to remove 2 year wait to prescribe
We'recalling on the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) to remove the two-year wait post-qualification for pharmacists to train to become independent prescribers.
We propose that entry to train (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - November 23, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Class 3 Medicines Recall: Martindale Pharma, an Ethypharm Group Company Methadone 5mg Tablets / Physeptone 5mg Tablets
Martindale Pharma is recalling a specified batch of methadone 5mg tablets as a precautionary measure due to the discolouration of the PVdC film in a small number of blister pockets.
Further informati (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - November 22, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
