Britain may still be wasting billions on Covid gear, spending watchdog warns
Britain may be wasting nearly £3 billion on contracts for Covid-19 gear that have not given value for money, with millions spent each month...
UK study to test Pfizer’s Covid pill in hospitalised patients
Pfizer's oral Covid-19 therapy will be evaluated as a potential treatment for patients hospitalized with the illness in a major British trial, scientists said on...
VACCINATION: Pharmacies are at the forefront vaccines programme
Sobha Sharma Kandel shares her experience of running webinars and making videos to help promote flu and Covid vaccination uptake in her local community...
VACCINATION: Pharmacy is ready for new roles
Peter Horrock attributes the success of community pharmacy-led Covid vaccination services to the innovative and ‘can do’ approach seen across the sector…
Community pharmacists and...
BIG INTERVIEW: ‘Pharmacy is a natural home for all vaccines’
In an exclusive interview, NPA CEO Mark Lyonette lauds pharmacists for their vaccination effort and talks about staffing, workload and financial pressures on contractors. He spoke to...
Licencing deals struck for cheaper Pfizer Covid pill
Thirty-five generic drug manufacturers will make a more affordable version of Pfizer's anti-Covid pill for the world's poorer nations, in licensing deals announced Thursday...
PSNC APPEAL: Can you help make the case for community pharmacy this week?
By Mike Dent, director of Pharmacy Funding, PSNC
As negotiations begin for Year 4 (2022/23) of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF), contractors and their...
England scraps mandatory Covid shots for health staff
Health and social care workers in England, including those working in community pharmacy, will no longer have to have a Covid shot or jab...
Novavax expects to apply for full approval of Covid vaccine later this year
American biotechnology company Novavax said on Monday (February 28) it would pursue full approval of its Covid-19 vaccine in the second half of this...
RPS praises NAO report for highlighting pharmacy teams’ contribution in Covid vaccination
Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has praised the publication of the National Audit Office report on the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination programme in England,...
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