Health leaders have written to Matt Hancock urging him to ensure patients continue to have access to bipolar disorder drug Priadel.

PSNC in talks about two streams of funding – recognition of Covid-19 costs and a bid for an increase in the global sum under the review mechanism.

England’s chief pharmacist says sector’s response to the Covid crisis was “of the highest order” and demonstrated "its essential clinical role".

Pharmacies to be paid £2,000 a month - service has to be delivered for a minimum of 25 hours per week, for at least 45 weeks of a rolling year

PSNC finally reaches agreement on flu jab fee with additional money for out-of-pharmacy vaccinations.

Government consults on changes to the Human Medicines Regulations to support the roll-out of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Health bodies petition health secretary for change in the law to allow pharmacists to amend scripts when medicines out of stock.

It is important that staff in vulnerable groups, such as Black and Ethnic Minority employees, are adequately protected this winter

Exclusive: GPs seeking to dissuade patients from having their flu jab in a community pharmacy are not being constructive, says Nigel Mills MP. 

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has published a medicines recall for Amlodipine 10mg tablets.

The Department of Health and Social Care has extended serious shortage protocols for Fluoxetine.

Local health commissioners should consider promoting community pharmacies as a first port of call for health and wellbeing, NICE has said. 

The number of cases of gonorrhoea increased by 26 per cent between 2018 and 2019. 

Seriously ill coronavirus patients have a better than 90 per cent chance of improved recovery when given a seven-day course of hydrocortisone.

The government has extended the pandemic delivery service by another week in two areas in England.

Researchers have called for children with gastrointestinal symptoms to be tested for Covid-19.

Monitoring blood concentrations of clozapine for toxicity is now advised in certain clinical situations says MHRA.

Four of Scotland’s 14 health boards have confirmed they will involve community pharmacies in their winter flu jab service this year.

The MHRA has approved an advanced clinical trial exploring whether diabetes sufferers with Covid-19 could benefit from taking the glucose kinase activator AZD1656. 

People are as concerned about Covid-19 infection as they are about their cancer according to a study.