Pharmacy confidence at all-time high after surge in demand for services due to pandemic: Survey
Pharmacists are confident that they can use a surge in demand for their services likely linked to the pandemic to boost growth in 2021,...
Allow pharmacists to have virus jab, PDA urges employers
The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) has called on pharmacy employers to be flexible in supporting staff to get their Covid-19 vaccines.
The PDA has urged...
Butec patches face supply disruption
The Department of Health and Social Care has issued a medicine supply notification for Buprenorphine (Butec) 15microgram/hour patches.
Butec will be out of stock until...
Lubricant brand KY Jelly rebrands as Kynect
Lubricant brand KY Jelly has been rebranded as ‘Kynect’, the brand’s manufacturer said on Tuesday (Dec 8).
The new Kynect packaging will start to hit shelves from...
Testing times: More work needed on Astra/Oxford vaccine trials
AstraZeneca and Oxford University have more work to do to confirm whether their Covid-19 vaccine can be 90 per cent effective, peer-reviewed data published...
Well creates ‘safe spaces’ in 750 pharmacies to support domestic abuse victims
Victims of domestic abuse will be able to access safe spaces at 750 Well Pharmacy consultation rooms across the country, where they can contact...
New wellness clinic launched to help pharmacies deliver more clinical services
Clinical skills training provider, ECG Training, and pharmacy clinical service package provider, Pharmadoctor, have launched a new wellness clinic, Makewell.
Makewell’s team of pharmacists and...
New cash injection for pharmacy training in Wales
In a bid to train more pharmacists, the Welsh government has allocated an additional £0.762m funding to its pharmacy training budget.
The extra funding to...
Is Vitamin C a game changer for Covid-19?
A major science review published in Nutrients shows vitamin C can save the lives of those badly infected with Covid-19 and make symptoms of milder...
Contractors no longer required to submit EPS tokens to NHS, DH confirms
Pharmacy contractors are no longer required to submit EPS tokens other than those used in serious shortage protocols (SSP) claims whilst suspension of signature...
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