UK Covid-19 study reassures pregnant women, but warns risks higher later
Pregnant women are no more likely to become severely ill with Covid-19 than other women, according to a preliminary study in Britain, but most expectant mothers who do...
Independents could close if customers don’t shop local, warns Sheffield pharmacist
By Lucy Ashton
A pharmacist has urged people to support their local independent pharmacies as he warns coronavirus and seasonal flu could be an overwhelming combination...
Chiesi releases additional batches of Clenil Modulite 100mcg
Chiesi has released additional Clenil Modulite 100mcg (beclometasone) batches into the UK supply chain following a steep rise in the demand for the product.
The...
Supply disruption alert for Salazopyrin 500mg suppositories
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply disruption alert for Salazopyrin (sulfasalazine) 500mg suppositories.
There is a supply issue affecting...
Researchers try to crack genetic riddle of Covid-19
The UK researchers will study the genes of thousands of ill Covid-19 patients to try to crack one of the most puzzling riddles of...
Expert team expanded to rapidly roll out Covid-19 ‘test and trace’ programme
The government on Tuesday (May 12) appointed two new members to the team of experts working on the coronavirus 'test and trace' programme.
Tom Riordan,...
Pharmacy bodies welcome extension of death in service benefit to pharmacy staff
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has welcomed the government’s latest clarification that the death in service benefit for frontline NHS key workers has now...
Gov’t ‘determined’ to find out why more people from BAME communities are dying from Covid-19
Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps said the government was “determined to get a proper understanding” of why the coronavirus pandemic appeared to...
UK Covid-19 death toll tops 40,000, worst in Europe
The UK Covid-19 death toll now exceeds 40,000, by far the worst yet reported in Europe, raising more questions about prime minister Boris Johnson's...
English pharmacies ‘may not need to open’ on spring bank holiday
English community pharmacies may not be required to open on the spring bank holiday as NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) is hoping to...
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