MPs’ letter to health secretary urges government to address pharmacy funding crisis | Health board funds childhood antibiotics expansion to Pharmacy First Scotland | Rhinitis and asthma increase CVD risk

Daily news ͏͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  View in browser > MPs' letter to health secretary urges government to address pharmacy funding crisis Thirteen MPs co-signed the letter to Victoria Atkins telling her the sector must be better supported. Read more Health board funds childhood antibiotics expansion to Pharmacy First Scotland A Scottish health board is funding a local expansion of the Pharmacy First service that will enable pharmacists to prescribe antibiotics for children with acute sore throats and skin infections. Read more Rhinitis and asthma increase CVD risk Asthma and allergic rhinitis may increase the risk of angina, coronary heart disease and myocardial infarctions, according to a US National Health Interview Survey. Read more Category Insight: Sexual health From contraception to STIs, this month we are talking OTC sexual health. Start listening Sigma: New, greener logistics platform will prevent stock loss The wholesaler has announced a partnership with a logistics technology company which it claims will prevent inventory loss and deliver environmental and cost-saving benefits. Read more IN OTHER NEWS... MHRA recalls batches of irrigation, inhalation and eyewash solutions The recall was issued as a precaution after fears the batches may have been contaminated with the bacteria Ralstonia pickettii. NPA chair: Prescription charge rise is 'shameful neglect of working people' The National Pharmacy Association chair Nick Kaye is the latest leading figure in pharmacy to criticise the government over its decision to increase the prescription charge. Cegedim appoint ex-Lindsay & Gilmour Pharmacy superintendent as MD Cegedim Rx has appointed Phil Galt, who is also a former National Pharmacy Association director, as its community pharmacy managing director in the UK. The largest, most experienced publisher in the UK pharmacy sector Pharmacy Magazine is part of The Pharmacy Network, a digital system developed and operated by Communications International Group, the UK's largest provider of pharmacy learning content and publisher of magazines including Pharmacy Magazine, Training Matters, P3pharmacy and Independent Community Pharmacist. Unsubscribe  Ι  Contact  Ι  Privacy Policy