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Millions of patients give their prescription drugs to friends and family

Just over six million patients are giving their unwanted prescription medicines to their friends... More

Pharmacy payment process for AMS now automated

Payments to pharmacies for prescriptions dispensed under Scotland's acute medication service have been automated... More

Nationally agreed payments should have been in place for flu service

Pharmacists should have been provided with a national fee framework for delivering the pandemic... More

Pharmacy services satisfy care home managers

Care home managers are satisfied with services provided by community pharmacies and would support... More

Future hope for treating pancreatic cancer

Better outcomes for people with cancer of the pancreas are foreseen in the third... More

Study fails to link between saturated fat and heart disease

The saturated fat found mainly in meat and dairy products has a bad reputation,... More

NPA still concerned over roll-out of EPS Release 2

 National roll out of Release 2 of the Electronic Prescription Service cannot be supported... More

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Fertile forties pregnancy warning

Experts fear older women are ditching contraception in the mistaken belief that fertility inevitably wanes at a certain age.... More

Brain injury linked to gambling

Californian scientists think they may have discovered the part of the brain which makes people fear losing money.... More

'Third-hand smoke' risk warning

Lingering residue from tobacco smoke that clings to upholstery, clothing and the skin releases cancer-causing agents, warn experts.... More

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Jackson medic denies manslaughter

Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, denies a charge of involuntary manslaughter over the singer's death.... More

MPs to decide on vote referendum

MPs are to vote on Gordon Brown's plan for a referendum on changing Britain's "first past the post" voting system.... More

Ice 'probable cause' of BA crash

The fault which caused a plane to crash land at Heathrow airport in January 2008 was "unrecognised", a report says.... More

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