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‘False fears’ about vaping stopping smokers using e-cigs: PHE
More than half of UK smokers now wrongly believe that nicotine-containing "vapes" or e-cigarettes are as dangerous as tobacco cigarettes and these "false fears"...
CPCF funding update: Pharmacy bodies express concern
Three leading pharma bodies have generally welcomed the recent update to the five-year Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) but are all concerned about some key...
Massive genome study unlocks secrets of how cancers form
A massive, decade-long study sequencing the genomes of dozens of cancers has revealed the secrets of how tumours form and may pave the way...
Nicotinell launches ‘New Year, New You’ campaign to support over half of the nation’s smokers looking to quit
From January 2020, GSK will be launching a new marketing campaign for smoking cessation support product, Nicotinell. The upcoming ‘New Year, New You’ campaign...
NICE renews calls for greater use of community pharmacy services
A latest draft quality standard from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) calls for greater use of community pharmacy services in...
Hertfordshire: Councillors hear of plans for increased role of pharmacists
By Deborah Price
Almost one in every 12 admissions to hospitals in Hertfordshire are related to medicines, councillors have been told.
And in many of those cases,...