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Over 700,000 illegal medicines seized in Northern Ireland
The illegal and unlicensed medicines worth approximately £785,000 were seized as part of Operation Pangea XVIÂ
The authority seized thousands of counterfeit and illicit prescription medicines destined for...
OPINION: ‘Community pharmacies in Northern Ireland are facing a perfect storm of under-funding’
By Jeremy Meader
As the largest pharmacy wholesaler in Northern Ireland, we understandably take a keen interest in the financial stability of the customers we...
Regulator strikes out two-year requirement as registered pharmacist for IP training in Northern Ireland
The Council of the Pharmaceutical Society NI (PSNI) to remove the two-year requirement as a registered pharmacist to have an Independent Prescriber (IP) annotation...
Authorities seize more than 240,000 illegal prescription tablets bound for Northern Ireland
Authorities in Northern Ireland have seized more than 242,000 unlicensed or illegal prescription tablets purchased online and destined for addresses throughout NI.
The medicines seized...
Authorised pharmacists in Northern Ireland will be able to certify ‘fit notes’
A new legislation has been introduced to allow authorised pharmacists along with other healthcare professionals in Northern Ireland to certify ‘fit notes’, health minister...
Northern Ireland launches consultation on pharmacy technician role
Northern Ireland Health Minister Robin Swann has announced a consultation to regulate pharmacy technicians as a new healthcare profession in the region.
The consultation on...