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Vaccine fatigue has set in, claims Well study

Of the 2,000 individuals who took part, 25 per cent said they detected a lack of motivation among people to get jabbed

23 Nov 2022

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Department launches ‘emergency review’ of NI pharmacies

Department 'very conscious' of the funding challenges facing Northern Ireland's pharmacies

22 Nov 2022

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Alliance Healthcare supporting Antimicrobial Resistance Week

Wholesaler pledges to become an Antibiotic Guardian as Alphega promotes Keep Antibiotics Working campaign.

18 Nov 2022

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RPS will apply to rejoin International Pharmaceutical Federation

RPS president 'delighted' by assembly's intention to rejoin FIP

17 Nov 2022

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Autumn budget: Pharmacies need a share of NHS spending boost

Pharmacies need a fair share of the £6.6bn funding boost announced today, says NPA

17 Nov 2022

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60pc of young adults take antibiotics for a sore throat

Survey identifies a high dependence on using antibiotics to treat respiratory conditions

17 Nov 2022

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BMA: GPs have 'nowhere to put' pharmacists recruited from community

CCA chief Malcolm Harrison said BMA England GP Committee chair Farah Jameel made the revelation to him.

16 Nov 2022

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Govt wants to ‘progress Pharmacy First’ says health sec Barclay

Speculation that a walk-in minor ailments service may be up for discussion again after Barclay remarks

16 Nov 2022

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Pharmacy2U voted best UK company for customer experience

Distance dispenser ranked first for value and experience in survey of 10,000 UK adults

15 Nov 2022

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PSNC announces mandatory valproate audit for 2022-23

Pharmacies must complete a six-week audit before March 31

15 Nov 2022

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MHRA approves childhood pneumonia indication for Vaxneuvance

Vaxneuvance (PCV15) is already indicated to immunise over-18s against pneumococcal disease

14 Nov 2022

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GPhC receives highest ever number of quarterly FtP concerns

'Unanticipated closures' partly to blame as members of the public raise record number of concerns

11 Nov 2022

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Pharmacists' YouTube videos offer vaccine advice in different languages

The videos give different minority ethnic communities information about the importance of vaccinations

10 Nov 2022

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Cost of primary care prescribing rose £100m last year

Primary care prescriptions accounted for 50 per cent of all prescribing costs, says NHS BSA

10 Nov 2022

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Teva's Innes warns Barclay of increasing pressure on pharmacies

Pharmacies under pressure from increased costs and risk of power cuts, says Teva general manager

10 Nov 2022

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New Covid bivalent vaccine approved by the MHRA

It targets the original strain of the disease as well as the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants

09 Nov 2022

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