UK first to roll out AstraZeneca shots in race to stem Covid-19 surge
Britain began vaccinating its population with Oxford University and AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 shot on Monday (Jan 4) in a world first, racing to give protection...
PSNC, DH set to announce reimbursement mechanism for PPE
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee and the Department of Health and Social Care are to make an announcement on the reimbursement mechanism for personal...
‘I take my hat off to community pharmacy teams’
In an exclusive interview Ashley Cowen from AAH Pharmaceuticals speaks about his admiration for community pharmacy, how the sector can navigate the impact of...
Gov’t publishes list of private Covid-19 test providers
The government has published a list of private providers of Covid-19 testing, in a bid to help employers and individuals set up their own...
Pharmacists vital in delivery of Oxford/AZ Covid-19 vaccine programme: profession tells government
While national pharmacy organisations have been urging the government to utilise pharmacists' skills in the rollout of Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, the Department of Health...
Pharmacists recognized in New Year honours
Pharmacists working in the community and hospital settings, senior executive of a pharmaceutical giant and a pharmacy academic are among the recipients of the...
The role of AI in technology in the future.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most interesting new technologies that businesses all over the world are looking to invest in. The potential...
Zemtard 240mg capsules face supply disruption
The Department of Health and Social Care (DH) on Friday (December 18) has issued a medicine supply notification for Zemtard (diltiazem) 240mg XL capsules.
Zemtard...
Contractors can now order Covid-19 lateral flow antigen testing kits
All community pharmacy contractors can now order Covid-19 lateral flow testing - a tool to detect large numbers of individuals with infections in a...
Pharmacy contractors eye PCN sites for Covid-19 jabs even as GPs get new guidance on extra dose
While general practitioners have been given new guidance allowing them to use Pfizer Inc’s extra Covid-19 vaccine doses “at their discretion”, many community pharmacy...
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