UK not asking doctors to compromise on PPE: Hancock
Guidance for personal protective equipment (PPE) in hospitals is based on clinical advice and does not ask doctors to compromise on safety, British health...
UK Covid-19 death toll climbs to 18,738
Britain's health ministry on Thursday (23) said 616 more people had died after testing positive for the novel coronavirus in hospital, taking the country's...
RPS releases Covid-19 critical care information to support NHS
Pharmaceutical Press of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society on Thursday (23) announced the release of essential drug information to support those working in critical care...
MHRA approves Covid-19 vaccine trial Â
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved the Covid-19 Oxford Vaccine Trial request to trial a vaccine to prevent Covid-19 in...
RPS and BPSA call for pre-registration pharmacists’ visa extension
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society and British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association have called for an extension of Tier 2 and 4 Visas for pre-registration pharmacists during...
DHSC updates April price concession list for third time
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) on Wednesday (22) updated its drug price concession list for April 2020.
The DHSC has granted price...
EU regulator warns against malaria drugs’ side effects in Covid-19 use
The European Union's drug regulator warned again on Thursday (23) against using two older malaria drugs to treat Covid-19, caused by the novel coronavirus, outside...
UK to test prevalence of Covid-19 in general population
The UK government plans to test a sample of 20,000 English households for Covid-19 in the coming weeks to try to establish how far...
EMIS Health releases video consultation service for pharmacies
Following successful pilots in London, EMIS Health has released a video consultation software on Wednesday (22) to all of its 5,200 community pharmacy customers.
Pharmacies...
Boots recruits over 500 additional drivers to deliver essential drugs
Boots has increased the number of drivers delivering prescriptions to vulnerable people, hiring more than 500 additional drivers – as well as introducing prescription...
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