Sajid Javid wants all doctors to make CPCS referrals; announces £250 million winter access fund for GPs
Health secretary Sajid Javid wants all general practitioners in England to make full use of the GP CPCS referrals for minor illnesses "so our...
Wockhardt UK stops production of Diazepam RecTubes®2.5mg due to “manufacturing issues”
Wockhardt UK, one of the largest generic pharmaceutical companies in the UK, has discontinued production of Diazepam RecTubes® 2.5mg Rectal Solution “due to manufacturing...
DHSC publishes guidance for contractors to access extra flu vaccines
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published guidance for community pharmacy contractors to access supplies of flu vaccines procured centrally by...
Sajid Javid gets flu jab in London pharmacy
Health secretary Sajid Javid had his seasonal influenza vaccine administered at a community pharmacy in London today (Oct 12).
“I’ve done my bit by getting...
Women at all stages of pregnancy should be offered Covid-19 jabs: Study
All women at all stages of pregnancy should be offered Covid-19 vaccination because there is an increased risk of poorer outcomes for newborns and...
Govt botched initial Covid response: MPs’ probe
A parliamentary report published today (October 12) said that the government’s delay in locking down society when Covid-19 hit last year had cost lives...
New Covid-19 vaccination centre opens in Leicester with Patels Chemist
Patels Chemist, part of the Morningside Pharmacy group, has started high-volume NHS Covid-19 vaccination facility at the Jalaram Community Centre in Leicester today (October...
Well Pharmacy to headline sponsor the inaugural Pharmacy Business Diversity Conference in December
The UK’s largest independent pharmacy chain Well Pharmacy will be the headline sponsor of the inaugural Pharmacy Business Diversity Conference in December.
The newly created conference...
PHOENIX acquaints Numark members with new dispensing solution – Golden Tote
PHOENIX Medical Supplies Limited hosted visitors at its headquarter in Runcorn, Cheshire last week to better acquaint them with the Numark’s latest dispensing solution –...
Merck seeks first US regulator’s authorisation for Covid-19 tablet
Pharmaceutical company Merck said today (October 11) it has applied for US emergency use authorisation for its tablet to treat mild-to-moderate patients of Covid-19, putting it on course to become the first oral...
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