NHS chief thanks staff for ‘extraordinary team effort’ in face of Omicron
The new NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard acknowledged and thanked health service staff and volunteers for their “extraordinary team effort” while the country fights...
UK orders millions more antivirals to help fight Omicron
With growing concerns over the spread of Omicron variant, the UK has signed two contracts with drug majors Pfizer Inc. and Merck & Co...
UK regulator approves new formulation of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for under 12s
UK regulator has approved a new age-appropriate formulation of the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for use in children aged 5 to 11 years old.
The...
RPS calls for measures to protect pharmacy teams against Omicron
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has called for adoption of protection and control measures to safeguard pharmacy teams against Omicron.
This follows an updated guidance...
Revalidation: Pharmacists need to file only reflective account until June 1, 2022
Pharmacy professionals due to submit their revalidation records on or before May 31, 2022 only need to present a reflective account until June 1,...
New Medicine Service quarterly data reporting paused
Considering the challenges being faced by pharmacies and involvement of their workforce in the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination programme, the requirement to report New Medicine...