Pharmacies and GP surgeries using Sonar and EMIS Web can now access a digital flu information resource.

RPS president Sandra Gidley calls Poundland “irresponsible” for its multi-buy offer on paracetamol.

Dutch needle manufacturer TSK Laboratory is to allow vaccine manufacturers to freely use their patented Low Dead Space technology for administering Covid-19 vaccines. 

The inhaled corticosteroid budesonide has been added to Oxford University’s PRINCIPLE trial looking at potential Covid-19 treatments that prevent hospital admission.

NHS England & improvement has confirmed that “selected” community pharmacies will be invited to take part in England’s Covid-19 vaccination programme.

Government guidance published for pharmacists who want to practice in the UK after Brexit.

Pharmacies in Scotland who take part in the Covid-19 vaccination programme will receive £12.58 for every dose of vaccine they administer.

Matt Hancock has endorsed a new bill that could see the creation of a permanent ‘NHS reservist system’ placing volunteers in pharmacies.

The PSNC is seeking urgent clarity from NHS England & Improvement on the opening requirements for pharmacies over the Christmas period.

The number of GP-registered patients aged 65 and over receiving flu vaccines in England is rising.

Boots UK and Alliance Healthcare have donated 500,000 dexamethasone tablets to the NHS to help treat patients hospitalised with Covid-19.

The NPA has urged Rishi Sunak to set aside some of the £3 billion for the NHS to support pharmacies.

Essential agrees to continue to supply lithium drug in UK for at least five years.

CPNI chief Gerard Greene urges the public to show pharmacies patience during the second wave of Covid-19.

A study claims the use of hormonal contraceptives may reduce the risk of severe asthma in women.

Scottish pharmacies have been forced to close by the country’s Test and Protect programme because staff were not wearing appropriate PPE.