MHRA issues advice for safe use of anticoagulants during Covid-19 pandemic
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued an advice for the safe use of anticoagulants during the current Covid-19 pandemic.
The advice...
PM imposes tiered system of restrictions on parts of England; minister says may need stricter curbs
Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed a tiered system of further restrictions on parts of England on Monday, including shutting pubs, to curb an acceleration...
Study to test if BCG vaccine protects against Covid
The widely used BCG tuberculosis vaccine will be tested on frontline care workers in the UK for its effectiveness against Covid-19, researchers running the...
Pharmacists, GSK CEO, pharmacy professor among recipients of 2020 Queen’s Birthday honours
Pharmacists working in the community and hospital settings, chief executive officer of a pharmaceutical giant and a pharmacy academic are among the recipients of...
BIG INTERVIEW: ‘We are ready for second wave’
In an exclusive and wide-ranging interview, GSK Consumer Healthcare’s General Manager Jonathan Workman talks about the impact of lockdown, the importance of self-care, and...
FEATURE: Is technology the silver bullet for pharmacy?
Gary Paragpuri explains how there is more to technology and automation in pharmacy than just the shiny exteriors…
Back in 1982, a phrase began appearing...
FEATURE: Helping beat the winter blues
As pharmacy teams brace themselves for a second wave of Covid-19 and a season of cold and flu, superintendent pharmacist Sobha Sharma Kandel offers...
FEATURE: Get ready for winter
Will Pike argues how community pharmacists could help patients shift their mindset to think pharmacy first as the sector heads into a challenging winter…
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OPINION: Relieving back-office pressure must be a priority for pharmacy teams
Andy Johnson reveals how back-office and admin efficiencies can ease pressure on already stretched pharmacists and their teams…
The race to deliver the country’s biggest...
Asda launches drive-through flu jab service
Asda Pharmacy has launched a drive-through flu jab service to help vulnerable people get their flu vaccination without exposing themselves to Covid-19.
The service -...
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