Medicine Recall: Lipitor (Atorvastatin) 80mg film-coated tablets Medicine Recall: Lipitor A Class 2 Medicine Recall: Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals is recalling three batches of Lipitor (Atorvastatin) 80mg film-coated tablets as a precaution. This is due to an out of specification result…
Medicine Recall: Xarelto 20 mg film-coated tablets (Rivaroxaban) Strathclyde Pharmaceuticals Ltd is recalling a single batch of Xarelto 20mg film-coated tablets (Rivaroxaban) because of reports of rogue blister strips of 15 mg tablets within two packs of 20 mg tablets.…
Recap of Top UK Pharmacy News In June New Health Minister Announced: Steve Brine, who is the MP for Winchester and Chandler’s Ford, is the new minister with responsibility for pharmacy. Steve Brine refers to himself as a ‘passionate defender’ of…
A Pharmacist was jailed for illegally selling drugs in the UK. Niren Patel a pharmacist in Hornchurch, stole almost 5,000 pounds worth of prescription drugs and sold it on the street. He appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court and pleaded guilty…
Medicine Recall: Sodium Cromoglicate 2% w/v 13.5 mL Eye Drops. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: released a Class 2 Medicines Recall on Sodium Cromoglicate 2% w/v 13.5 mL Eye Drops. A Class 2 classification, specifies a recall within 48 hours.…
High Court Ruled: Pharmacy Funding Cut Was Not Unlawful National Pharmacy Association (NPA) and Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) legal actions against the Department of Health was heard side by side week commencing 20th of March 2017 in the High…
NHS Cyber Attack : Hospitals and GPs across England and Scotland are under cyber attack. NHS Computers are currently blocked by a software pending a ransom of £230 ($300) per computer. NHS Cyber Attack is treated as a major incident. over 17…
National Pharmacy Association (NPA) and Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) legal actions against the Department of Health will be heard side by side week commencing 20th of March 2017 in the High Court. NPA legal challenge is partly based…
In Nottingham a nine-year-old girl was rushed to the Emergency Unit after the pharmacist mistakenly supplied Methadone against a Trimethoprim prescription. Nine-year-old Ruby was prescribed Trimethoprim for a urine infection which her Mother presented to the pharmacist at Manor Pharmacy…
On 12 January 2017, the Fitness to Practise Committee of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) removed a pharmacist’s name from the register, due to repeated dishonesty over a long period of time (Full Report Here). The council describes fitness to…