Community pharmacy delivers more than 5 million flu vaccinations for the first time The Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed it is considering expanding the National Flu Vaccination Service to secondary school-aged children in England.…
Metformin may reduce the risk of developing long COVID, research suggests The diabetes drug reduced the incidence of long COVID compared with placebo, but experts have urged caution over the findings.…
Urinary tract infection in adults: diagnosis, management and prevention This article covers the optimisation of patient outcomes through prompt diagnosis of, and appropriate antibiotic prescribing for, urinary tract infections.…
Community pharmacies have an essential role in sustaining the elimination of hepatitis C in England Pharmacies can provide easy access to hepatitis C testing for people who inject drugs, helping to control infection rates and allow the elimination of the virus in England by 2025.…
Chickenpox: symptoms, treatment and potential complications Pharmacists can advise on treatment options and symptom relief for this common childhood illness.…
National pilots for PrEP access from community pharmacies recommended by government advisers Exclusive: Health minister Lord Markham said the recommendations of the 'PrEP access and equity task and finish group' were being considered and plans would be made available in 2023.…
Antibiotic resistance: is it time to get serious about point-of-care testing? There is solid evidence from other countries that point-of-care testing before prescribing antibiotics for respiratory tract and other infections helps to combat antimicrobial resistance, but experts say the UK is far behind.…
How COVID-19 affected pharmacy supply of antibiotics for uncomplicated urinary tract infections Learnings from a community pharmacy patient group direction service for the management of suspected urinary tract infections, which identified prescribing patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
UTIs can be diagnosed without a dipstick test, says NICE The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has said women aged under 65 years can be diagnosed with urinary tract infection if they have two or more key urinary symptoms and no other excluding causes or warning signs.…
Chlamydia: screening, diagnosis and management Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the UK. Learn the signs and symptoms of chlamydia, who is eligible for screening and how to treat it.…
