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Pharmacies criticised over amending pill boxes affecting the elderly

Some pharmacies in the UK have been criticised for informing patients using multiple different drugs that they will no longer have blister pack boxes, otherwise known as dosette boxes. The dosette boxes are a form of multi-compartment compliance aids (“MCCAs”) and are delivered to patients addresses. Why are pharmacies removing them? Some pharmacies are removing …

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Pharmacists urge Government to amend law to ease HRT supply

News / By Oliver Brown

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (“RPS”) has urged the Government to consider a law change regarding HRT prescriptions. Currently, many types of hormone-replacement therapy (“HRT”) are in high demand and the short supply is not meeting this, leaving some women who rely on this medicine to have reported to be suicidal. The RPS’s proposal would aim …

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The sector considers online prescribing

Articles & Publications / By Ridouts Solicitors

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has just launched a consultation requesting views on changes to their 2015 guidance for pharmacy services, specially for those services provided on the internet or at a distance. The consultation process will run for 8 weeks, until 21 August 2018, and we strongly urge all providers within this specific sector …

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