BBC show puts spotlight on community pharmacy
The One Show on BBC One has put community pharmacy in the limelight, showcasing the sector’s vital work during the pandemic to a primetime...
World in no better place to fight pandemics than before Covid, says a review panel on global response
The world is no better prepared for a new pandemic threat than it was when coronavirus emerged in 2019, and may actually be in...
NICE recommends innovative technology to show if breast cancer has spread
The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence has recommended that surgeons working in hospitals with limited or no access to a radiopharmacy department...
RPS appoints Parastou Donyai as chief scientist
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has appointed Professor Parastou Donyai as chief scientist. She will take up the role in June.
Parastou is a pharmacist...
Invatech Health sells its care homes electronic medication administration system to PCS
Health technology pioneer Invatech Health has sold its care homes electronic medication administration record (eMAR) system Atlas to care home management specialists Person Centred...
Chickenpox vaccine sales up by over 400 per cent at Superdrug
Superdrug has reported more than 400 per cent spike in sale of the chickenpox vaccine in the UK.
To protect children against the disease during...
RPS museum reopens in London
From the informative to the fascinating, the collection of exhibits that make up the Royal Pharmaceutical Society ’s (RPS) museum collection reopened at the...
Hertility increases market share in women health space with acquisition of Grip
Women’s health company Hertility has acquired the Netherlands-based fertility and hormone testing company Grip, increasing their market share in the women’s health space and...
NHS prescription charges frozen for first time in 12 years
The government has announced a freeze to the NHS prescription charges, first time in 12 years, to help people ease with the cost of...
‘Covid positive community pharmacy staff in Scotland will not attend work for five days’
The community pharmacy staff in Scotland will not be required to work for a minimum of five full days if they test positive for...
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