Government signs up ‘hundreds’ of community pharmacies to deliver COVID-19 vaccines, says prime minister The government has signed up “hundreds” of community pharmacies to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine to patients, the prime minister has said.…
COVID-19 vaccinations will be provided in ‘local pharmacies’, Welsh health minister says People in Wales will be able to receive a COVID-19 vaccination from their “local GP practice or pharmacy”, Vaughn Gething, the Welsh health minister, has said.…
BMA recommends labelling medicines with their carbon footprint to cut emissions All medicines should be labelled to identify their carbon footprint, the British Medical Association’s GP committee has said.…
Everything you need to know about COVID-19 antibody tests Testing for COVID-19 antibodies has been riddled with government miscommunication and a lack of clarity, but here is what we know so far.…
Thousands of pharmacies in deficit could close owing to COVID-19, trade body warns government Thousands of pharmacies could close if they do not receive extra funding to cope with COVID-19 pressures as around half were already in deficit at the start of the pandemic, the National Pharmacy Association has told the government.…
Are pharmacy teams being protected against COVID-19? When Public Health England published new guidance on the use of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic on 2 April 2020, pharmacy’s representative bodies thought the battle was won.…
The deadly online prescribing loophole Online prescribing has long operated in a regulatory grey area, with some online pharmacies evading oversight by exploiting technical loopholes in the law.…
Assessing environmental impact of medicines financially ‘catastrophic’ for pharmaceutical industry Assessing the environmental risks of a new medicine as part of the risk-benefit assessment during market authorisation would be “catastrophic” for the pharmaceutical industry, an environmental scientist from manufacturer AstraZeneca has said.…
Keith Ridge to lead government review of ‘problematic polypharmacy’ in the NHS The government has ordered a review of overprescribing in the NHS to improve the safety of patient care.…
More than 2,000 pharmacies to offer NHS 111 minor ailments service across England Around 2,000 pharmacies have registered to offer a minor ailments service with referrals from NHS 111 as part of an extended pilot project from November 2018, NHS England has said.…
