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  • Pharmacy

    The Chief Pharmaceutical Officer Cathy Harrison and her team are responsible for providing specialist advice on medicines and pharmaceutical issues, for the development of policy relating to medicines 

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    Pharmacy and medicines policy

    • Controlled Drugs Accountable Officer
    • Medicines Safety
    • Medicines Optimisation

    Regulation of medicines

    • Medicines Regulatory Group
    • Pharmacy inspector newsletters
    • Letters and advice on the regulation of medicines

    Related to Pharmacy

    Most recent publications

    • Assurance of aseptic preparation of medicines. Guidance to replace HSSE(OCE) 1/97 in Northern Ireland. Effective from April 2025

      Published 26 September 2024
    • Community Pharmacy Strategic Plan 2030

      Published 7 May 2024
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    Most recent consultations

    • Consultation on Updating Part III of the Northern Ireland Drug Tariff

      Published 8 February 2024 Consultation closed
    • Proposal for the use of patient group directions by pharmacy technicians

      Published 18 August 2023 Consultation closed
    See all consultations in this topic

    Most recent news items

    • Minister hails ambitious plan for community pharmacy

      Published 7 May 2024
    • You don’t need a pill for every ill

      Published 5 September 2023
    See all news in this topic

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