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

South African variant detected in Northern Ireland

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Remote registration assessment welcomed by overseas candidates in certain time zones

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has announced that candidates for the upcoming registration assessment, who are currently in countries with more than...

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The Perfect Storm

As the number of attacks on community pharmacists continues to rise, self employed community pharmacist, Una O'Farrell, tells Pharmacy in Focus who needs to ta...

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