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Working for community pharmacies throughout Scotland....

Take Life On - Health Professionals Urged to Help the Public 'Take Life On'
Pharmacies across Scotland are to receive marketing materials to help support a major new Scottish Government health initiative......Read Full Article

Community Pharmacy Scotland dismayed as AstraZeneca announces four bands of discount for its new direct to pharmacy agency scheme
Community Pharmacy Scotland is totally dismayed that AstraZeneca has chosen to introduce a discount structure, which places products across four discount bands, the net effect of which will be to greatly reduce the level of discount available and result in an increased cost to the NHS in Scotland....Read Full Article

AstraZeneca Announce Details of their Direct to Pharmacy Distribution Scheme.....Read Full Article

The Scottish Government Puts Patients at the Heart of Scotland's 
New Health Strategy - Thursday 13th December 2007
Community Pharmacy Scotland welcomes the announcement by the Scottish Government 
of its committment to increasepatient participation, improve healthcare access and focus on the twin challenges of improving Scotland's public health and tackling the health inequalities which currently exist in Scotland.... read full article

Scotland's Community Pharmacists Respond to OFT Study Findings
11.12.07
Community Pharmacy Scotland today responded to the findings of the Office of Fair Trading market study into medicines distribution in the UK.... read full article

Abolition of Prescription Charges - Thursday 6th December 2007
Community Pharmacy Scotland welcomes the outcome of The Scottish Government review on prescription charges announced yesterday.... read full article

Pharmacists in Scotland today hit back at claims that allowing rural communities, access to the same pharmaceutical services as other areas would somehow jeopardise GP services as "ill-informed and flawed."..... read full article

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