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 primary care and general practice. Royal Pharmaceutical Society Announced Board Election Results: The elected board […]
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 to two counts of fraud by abuse of a position of trust, possession with intent […]
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. The defect could harm the patient but is not life-threatening. The Manufacturer FDC International Ltd […]
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 Court. High court has ruled Pharmacy Funding Cut was not unlawful. Mr. Justice Collins said: […]
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 Hospitals and GPs cannot access patients data, after their computers have been locked down by […]
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 on the Department of Health’s failure to consider the impact “its cuts will have on […]
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 Meadows on Tuesday. The pharmacist supplied what was believed to be antibiotics to the mother […]
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 practise as the pharmacist’s ability to maintain appropriate standards of proficiency ensuring the pharmacist is […]