Anonymous sources in Jersey's health sector say an issue in not charging private patients for prescriptions has gone on for decades.

Private prescriptions issue could have cost Jersey taxpayers millions

Jersey's new prescription system has discovered that some private patients are currently receiving high-cost medications for free, which is against the law.

Error sees private patients given expensive prescriptions for free 

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society's ambassador to Jersey says stocks are expected to be low until mid-December.

Shortage of ADHD medicine across the Channel Islands

Community pharmacists say issues around antibiotic supply should have been addressed months ago.

Antibiotic supply level concerns as infections rise

Dean Dookhan and Narvinder Nandra wholesaled more than 20,000 packets of Zolpidem to a mystery figure in Trinidad and Tobago. 

Solihull pharmacists jailed after illegally supplying sleeping tablets

Draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence said they can do ‘more harm than good’.

Painkillers like paracetamol 'should not be prescribed for chronic pain'

Almost all of the low prescribing areas were in the south of England and nine of the 10 highest prescribing areas were in the north.

Opioid addiction on the rise across England

The PHE will review the evidence and also make recommendations on how to address the issue, according to health officials. 

Government to review prescription drug addiction

A Northern Ireland coroner speaks at an event in west Belfast aimed at raising awareness about the increasing abuse of prescription drugs.

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