Pharmacy In Focus - The official magazine of the Ulster Chemists’ Association in Northern Ireland

Positive decision by NICE good news for breast cancer patients

March 1, 2021

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended Novartis’ Kisqali (ribociclib) in combination with fulvestrant for women with prio...

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Half a million vaccines administered in Northern Ireland

February 26, 2021

The Covid-19 vaccination programme has now reached a milestone of over 500, 000 doses delivered to eligible people in Northern Ireland. 478,825 ...

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South African variant detected in Northern Ireland

February 26, 2021

Three confirmed cases of the South African variant of Covid-19 have been detected in Northern Ireland. These are the first confirmed cases in the province. ...

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Well Pharmacy rolls out McLernons DMS to nine pharmacies in Northern Ireland during global pandemic

February 25, 2021

In November, Well Pharmacy completed a successful roll out of the new McLernons Dispensary Management System (DMS) across its nine pharmacies in Northern Irela...

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Be Distance Aware

February 25, 2021

Health Minister Robin Swann has a launched a new campaign to help promote distance awareness. The campaign uses a consistent and instantly recognisable symb...

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NI Chief Pharmaceutical Officer welcomes new training

February 24, 2021

Chief Pharmaceutical Officer (CPO), Cathy Harrison, has sent a letter to registrants of the Pharmaceutical Society NI following the Society’s approval of ...

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Sympathy expressed for ROI Chief Medical Officer’s loss

February 23, 2021

The Health Minister Robin Swann and the Chief Medical Officer Dr Michael McBride have expressed their sadness following news of the death of Dr Emer Holohan, w...

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MHRA warn of online ‘miracle’ Covid-19 cures

February 22, 2021

Lynda Scammell, Senior Enforcement Advisor at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has warned the public about medicines and other me...

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VALUE OF PHARMACIST-LED MEDICINES RECONCILIATION HIGHLIGHTED BY NEW TOOLKIT

February 19, 2021

A toolkit for medicines reconciliation is the latest resource produced by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) to support pharmacists in...

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PDA encourages pharmacists and BAME patients within the community to #GetVaccinated

February 18, 2021

The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) has launched a new campaign that is calling on all pharmacists to have the COVID-19 vaccine and to help en...

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