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January 15, 2015
Oral diclofenac no longer available as OTC medicine
Oral diclofenac tablets have been withdrawn from use as an over-the-counter (OTC) painkiller because of a small risk of heart problems, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has… More
December 18, 2014
Pharmacy insight
Pharmacy has a huge role to play in healthcare in the UK, with just over 14,000 community pharmacies visited by around 1.6 million people daily. Who are the different members that make up the pharmacy… More
December 15, 2014
Health survey reveals high rate of prescription drug use
A new report from the Health & Social Care Information Centre points to high levels of prescription drug use, with half of women and 43 per cent of men currently taking prescribed… More
December 12, 2014
The SMART Awards & Conference
CIG Healthcare Partnership is gearing up for the SMART Awards & Conference, which is to be held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on Thursday 12 February 2015. The event recognises innovation in… More
December 10, 2014
Pharmacy should move to a ‘wellness-based’ service, says RPS
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has said that pharmacists should increase their efforts to prevent disease and that the profession should transition to providing a wellness-based service rather than an… More
December 8, 2014
New Omega Pharma training launched
CIG Healthcare Partnership is pleased to announce that Omega Pharma has developed a training toolkit to help pharmacy teams advise patients on coughs. The toolkit provides useful information on the… More