Limited shingles vaccine stocks available privately to over 50s
A limited stock of the shingles vaccine Zostavax is available from pharmacies by private prescription only — despite recommendations for a national immunisation programme to be established.
Pharmacist interventions prevent common GP prescribing errors
Pharmacist-led interventions can substantially reduce common medication errors and are cost-effective, according to the results of a study published in The Lancet.
Chance to champion profession in diamond jubilee BBC radio show
Pharmacists are being invited to nominate who they think should go down in history as having made the greatest impact on pharmacy in the last 60 years, as part of a BBC Radio 4 programme to mark the Queen’s diamond jubilee.
Pharmacists call for meeting with PM to discuss reforms
Pharmacists are pushing for an exclusive meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron and his team of health advisers to discuss the role pharmacy can play in a reformed NHS.
Warning over contamination of Pakistan-made drug Isotab
Travellers who have been prescribed the Pakistan-made heart drug Isotab 20mg (Isosorbide mononitrate), batch number J093, are advised to stop taking the medicine immediately and see a doctor or other healthcare professional because of a stock contamination.
