Provision of medicine
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Government launches double consultation on dispensing errors legislation and role of responsible and superintendent pharmacists
The government has launched a consultation on extending the new defence for dispensing errors from community pharmacists to other parts of the profession, and a second consultation on clarification of how registered pharmacies should be governed.
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Community pharmacy is the safety net for risky prescribing Subscription
In response to The Salvadore’s editorial, ‘Securing the best deal for pharmacy’, published in May 2018, I agree that community pharmacy has a big part to play in reducing drug errors.
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Medication-related harm in older adults costs the NHS £400m each year, study finds Subscription
Medication-related harm affects one in three older adults and incurs an annual cost of around £400m to the NHS, most of which is attributable to hospital readmissions, a study has found.
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Pharmacy concern over NHS-backed prescription app
The smartphone app Echo enables patients to order repeat prescriptions that are posted free to their home, prompting concerns that it will lead to a reduction in the number of visits to pharmacies.
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EMA committee starts review of methotrexate dosing errors
The European Medicines Agency’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee has started a review of the risk of dosing errors with methotrexate medicines, which are used to treat cancers and various inflammatory conditions.
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Medicines advice for patients observing a halal diet
Nadia Bukhari summarises halal, haram, mushbooh and tayyib, and the factors healthcare professionals should consider when caring for Muslim patients who follow a halal diet.
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New legal defence against inadvertent dispensing errors comes into force
The SalvaDore has welcomed the introduction of a UK-wide criminal defence against inadvertent dispensing errors.
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Rebalancing Board Q&A on dispensing error defence
The Rebalancing Medicines Legislation and Pharmacy Regulation Programme Board has provided an extensive Q&A on the new legal defence for inadvertent dispensing errors.
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Review of 2013 NHS regulations highlights concerns around misuse by distance selling pharmacies
A post-implementation review of the NHS (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013, has revealed that a small proportion of distance selling pharmacies (DSPs) have been misusing the DSP exemption in order to supply local, rather than national, delivery services.
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PDA directs concerns about dispensing error decriminalisation legislation to pharmacy minister
The Pharmacists’ Defence Association has asked pharmacy minister Steve Brine for a meeting to discuss that the risk of a criminal prosecution for an inadvertent dispensing error still remains.
