Tag: Covid-19
NHS chief urges people to take Covid jab – ‘an evergreen offer’
With the approaching winter, the NHS chief executive has urged people to come forward to take a Covid-19 jab at nearby pharmacies, clinics, GP...
MHRA approves first oral antiviral to treat mild Covid-19
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved the first antiviral to reduce the risk of hospitalisation and death in people with...
UK alters guidance to bring flexibility in booster programme for ‘most vulnerable’
Covid-19 booster jab can now be administered sooner than six months after the second dose to certain vulnerable people as guideline in the UK...
PDA urges pharmacy employers to ensure adequate ventilation in workplaces
The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) urged all pharmacy employers to ensure adequate ventilation in workplaces by sharing HSE (Health and Safety Executive) guidance on...
Pharmacist Patel plays leading role in new treatment trial for Covid-19
Community pharmacy is at the heart of one of the most ambitious clinical trials ever undertaken by the UK's primary care network, says senior...
‘UK South Asians five times more prone to diabetes’
Type 2 diabetes is up to five times more predominant in South Asian populations living in the UK as compared with their white European...