Pharmacy Business

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The offer includes a 3.5 percent pay rise this year, and doctors are expected to get an average increase of about 4.9 percent under the wider package.There have been 15 stoppages of work since 2023 over what the union called years of pay erosion and staffing pressures across the ⁠NHS.BMA said if the doctors reject the offer, the union would move ahead with...

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Resident doctors will stage industrial action from Monday to Friday. The four‑day strike coincides with expected hot weather and the start of the football World Cup, when large public gatherings will add pressure on services. NHS leaders say core urgent and emergency services will remain avail...

Key SummarySigma Healthcare's pharmacy chain Chemist Warehouse Group has acquired a stake in 22 branches of Greenlight Healthcare Limited in the UK.Boots is in talks with the Canadian branch of the Weston family, which holds stakes in grocery chain Loblaws and pharmacy chain Shoppers Drug Mart.Boots had appointed Currys veteran Alex Baldock as chief executive in May to f...

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UKHSA publishes its first Health Security Risk Assessment. The document characterises the most significant health security risks facing the UK over the next 5 years. Respiratory infections with pandemic potential continue to represent the greatest risk to UK health security.

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MHRA has approved a 1 mg EURneffy adrenaline (epinephrine) nasal spray for emergency treatment of anaphylaxis in children aged 4+. Patients should carry two sprays. This expands options beyond the existing 2 mg product (for 10+ years or ≥30 kg); the MHRA will continue monitoring the spray’s sa...