India to ship nearly three million packets of paracetamol to UK
The Indian government has approved the export of 2,800,000 packets of paracetamol to the UK.
The medicine will be distributed to leading UK supermarkets and...
UK was too slow to act on COVID-19 initially: Keir Starmer
Britain was initially too slow to respond to the novel coronavirus outbreak and did not learn quickly enough from other countries, opposition Labour Party leader...
International pharmacy body issues urgent ‘call to action’ to support frontline pharmacy teams
The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has issued call to action to governments to support frontline pharmacy teams.
On Tuesday (April 14), it asked governments and...
Panesar joins NPA Board from West Midlands
Birmingham pharmacist Sanjeev Panesar has been elected as the new National Pharmacy Association (NPA) board member for West Midlands.
Since qualifying in 2009, Panesar has...
No reliable evidence of link between ibuprofen and coronavirus, says government advisory body
The government's medicines advisory body has determined that there is currently insufficient evidence to establish a link between the use of ibuprofen and coronavirus.
The...
National daily highlights pharmacy’s plight, PSNC reiterates sector needs urgent funding
A national daily has said pharmacy needs government funding within weeks 'to stay afloat', as the sector works “flat out” to meet surging demand...
Mental Health for gaming enthusiasts amidst the Pandemic
While it seems like our physical health has been the priority over everything else over the last few weeks, we should forget that mental...
University begins large-scale sanitiser production
The University of Wolverhampton has produced 100 litres of surface and hand sanitisers in 24 hours to help combat shot supplies of the anti-viral...
Contractors to be paid £500 per month from ‘extra funding’ for pandemic delivery service: PSNC
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) on Friday (April 10) announced the details of the “extra funding” it has secured for community pharmacy pandemic...
UK sets out nation-wide plan to ensure PPE delivery to frontline Covid-19 ‘fighters’
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock published a country-wide plan on Friday (April 10) to ensure that critical personal protective equipment (PPE) is...
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