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The GPhC issued 36 enforcement actions over the supply of codeine linctus in the past year

GPhC warns pharmacist over codeine linctus supply, more probes ongoing

Since July last year, the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has taken enforcement action against 36 pharmacies and a pharmacy professional,...

29/07/2021 0

PREMIUM

Substance misuse: hallucinogens

This CPD module on misused substances focuses on drugs that are used for their hallucinogenic effects. See C+D’s other CPD modules for information on...

08/07/2021 0

PREMIUM

Substance misuse: dissociative drugs

From this module, you will learn: What a dissociative drug is and how they are used in the UK The way in which dissociative drugs exert their...

01/07/2021 0

PREMIUM

Substance misuse: image and performance-enhancing drugs

This is the third in a series of CPD modules on substance misuse. Find out more about the misuse of depressants and stimulants in C+D’s update...

08/04/2021 0

PREMIUM

Substance misuse: stimulants

Download a printable PDF of this module – including the five-minute test – here. Take the exam From this module, you will learn: What stimulant...

01/04/2021 0

PREMIUM

Substance misuse: depressants

From this module, you will learn: What a depressant drug is and some common examples The effects that a depressant has, both wanted and undesirable...

11/03/2021 0

This figure remains “broadly similar” to that recorded in 2018 – when the ONS registered 4,359 deaths linked to drug poisoning, it said in its report...

15/10/2020 0

PREMIUM