RPS and BPSA call for pre-registration pharmacists’ visa extension
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society and British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association have called for an extension of Tier 2 and 4 Visas for pre-registration pharmacists during...
DHSC updates April price concession list for third time
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) on Wednesday (22) updated its drug price concession list for April 2020.
The DHSC has granted price...
EU regulator warns against malaria drugs’ side effects in Covid-19 use
The European Union's drug regulator warned again on Thursday (23) against using two older malaria drugs to treat Covid-19, caused by the novel coronavirus, outside...
UK to test prevalence of Covid-19 in general population
The UK government plans to test a sample of 20,000 English households for Covid-19 in the coming weeks to try to establish how far...
EMIS Health releases video consultation service for pharmacies
Following successful pilots in London, EMIS Health has released a video consultation software on Wednesday (22) to all of its 5,200 community pharmacy customers.
Pharmacies...
Boots recruits over 500 additional drivers to deliver essential drugs
Boots has increased the number of drivers delivering prescriptions to vulnerable people, hiring more than 500 additional drivers – as well as introducing prescription...
UK Covid-19 death toll rises to 18,100
A total of 18,100 people with coronavirus have died in hospital in Britain, new health ministry figures showed on Wednesday (22), up 759 from...
Pharmacists risk infection due to lack of social distancing, PPE: RPS
Nearly all pharmacists were unable to maintain social distancing at work and one in three couldn't get continuous supplies of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),...
Indian pharmaceutical firms to play major role in battling Covid-19: Envoy
Indian pharmaceutical companies, known for making affordable medicines, are set to play an important role in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic, Taranjit Singh Sandhu,...
Pharmacists still face violent behavior despite mounting workload: RPS
Pharmacies are still being subjected to upsetting cases of aggressive and violent behavior despite the vast majority of the public have a clear picture on...
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