UK to have 25K virus tracing staff by June  Â
British prime minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday (May 20) the country will have 25,000 virus tracing staff recruited by June so the country can...
Not all pharmacies are required to open May 25 bank holiday, confirms NHSE&I
NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) has confirmed  ​that there would be no blanket requirement for all community pharmacies to open on the Spring...
Lockdown in API powerhouse Italy disrupted medicines supply chain: GlobalData
As the majority of drug contract manufacture in Italy is concentrated in regions worst hit by Covid-19, stringent lockdown measures in the country have...
Pharmacy minister confirms availability of home testing kits for pharmacy staff, their kin
Symptomatic pharmacy staff and members of their household can order home testing kits for coronavirus, pharmacy minister has confirmed.
The confirmation came just as the...
Children with Covid-19 may be less contagious than adults: Two Experts
There are tentative signs that children may not spread the novel coronavirus as much as adults, two top epidemiologists said on Tuesday, though they...
CPPE creates Covid-19 learning resource hub for pharmacists
The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) has created a Covid-19 learning hub to support pharmacy professionals through the pandemic.
The resource hub aims to...
Cat M reimbursements to increase by £15m in June, consultant ballparks £1,300 for average pharmacy
In a bid to alleviate significant cashflow problems facing community pharmacy contractors, the Government has announced £15 million increase in medicine reimbursement prices in...
UK Covid-19 death toll nears 43,000
The UK’s  Covid -19 official death toll has reached nearly 43,000, underlining the country's status as the worst-hit in Europe and raising more questions...
Anosmia added to COVID-19 symptom list
The United Kingdom has added the loss of smell and taste to its official list of COVID-19 symptoms including fever and new continuous cough...
‘Pharmacists should have greater powers to ensure access to medicines’
Community pharmacists should be allowed to use their professional judgement to make changes to prescriptions, says the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
As part of its submission...
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