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New Best practice guidance on the sale of medicines for pain relief

New Best practice guidance on the sale of medicines for pain relief

by Steven Hewison | Apr 2, 2025 | Blog, MHRA, Pharmacy Suppliers

The MHRA have updated their Blue Guide on Advertising and Promoting Medicines. The update is to Appendix 4 with new Best Practice guidance on the sale of medicines for pain relief.

New Medicine Service (NMS)

New Medicine Service (NMS)

by Thomas Currie | Oct 7, 2022 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Distance Selling Pharmacy, Pharmacy, Pharmacy Suppliers

The New Medicine Service (NMS) was introduced on the 1st October 2011 with the aim to offer advice and guidance for patients with long term conditions who are prescribed new medicines. The service is provided for free by the NHS in your local pharmacy.

Arrangements for primary care services during the Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II on Monday 19th September

Arrangements for primary care services during the Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II on Monday 19th September

by Sehar Shahid | Sep 13, 2022 | Blog, NHS, Pharmacist, Pharmacy, Pharmacy Suppliers

With the very sad passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, plans are underway for arrangements for primary care services ahead of her funeral on Monday the 19th of September …

Epipen Shortages. Have you been affected?

by Sandeep Lyall | Oct 10, 2018 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Suppliers

The life-saving adrenaline auto-injectors, Epipen, are still unavailable for the public due to manufacturing issues. This is a serious issue that could affect one’s life. Mylan, the manufacturer, had explained the delay was due to ‘interruptions in the production of...

Stop taking Antibiotics when you feel better not at the end of the course?

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jul 31, 2017 | Blog, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers

Changes often bring surprises and they need to be risk assessed.  This new guidance is in direct conflict with what I have told patients for the thirty years that I have been qualified.  When I first qualified the message was pre-printed on labels which we religiously...

What is EMVO?

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 3, 2017 | Blog, GPhC, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation

EMVO launched an online portal for pharmaceutical companies that can on-board over the next two years in plenty time for the February 2019 deadline. EMVO offers guidance documents for potential on-boarders. Manufacturers and parallel distributors are encouraged to...
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