Pharmacies should prepare for what may be a busier than normal flu season and order sufficient vaccine supplies, the Government has said.

The MHRA is continuing to crack down on websites and social media accounts selling fake or unlicensed Covid-19 health products. 

Boots has rolled out its online learning and training resource for carers and nurses to all care homes in the UK.

Up to 450,000 smokers may be seeking support to quit for good on May 20, when a ban on menthol cigarettes comes into effect.

The government’s easing of restrictions could risk pharmacy teams contracting covid-19, the PDA warns.

The risk of death from coronavirus is “significantly higher” among some ethnic groups than others, the Office for National Statistics has said.

Chiesi UK, manufacturer of Clenil Modulite, will release more batches of the 100mcg inhaler after “dramatic” increase in demand.

The MHRA has launched a new Yellow Card reporting site specifically for Covid-19 healthcare products.

App rolled out to pharmacies in Wales to help them identify shielding patients and use volunteers to deliver medicines. 

App offers automated rapid symptom reporting, ordering of swab tests, and sending alerts to other app users.

LloydsPharmacy strikes an agreement with EDF that will see volunteer engineers deliver medicines to patients in England.

University of Huddersfield researchers urge caution over claims that antimalarial drugs can tackle Covid-19.

Emergency legislation allows supply of CDs to existing patients without need for a new script.

A new information leaflet to support people living with dementia and their carers during the Covid-19 crisis is now available.

GPs have been warned of a rise in children becoming severely ill from a syndrome that may be linked to coronavirus.

Public Health England has updated its official advice on vitamin D supplements in the light of the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

A website allowing key workers in England to book a Covid-19 test has shut down due to high demand hours after launching.

Muslims are having to adapt to the changing circumstances of the holy month.

The vast majority of pharmacists are unable to maintain social distancing from other staff in their workplace, the RPS has warned.

Study suggests men are more at risk than women from Covid-19 because they clear the virus more slowly, possibly because it lurks in the testicles.