The Pharmacists’ Defence Association urges Matt Hancock to ensure pharmacy has access to Covid-19 protective equipment. 

The Department of Health in Northern Ireland announces £10.5m in funding to support pharmacies during the pandemic.

Community pharmacies may be able to sell rapid COVID-19 tests to the public within days.

John Cahill of PharmaLex Ireland looks at the pipeline for candidates being developed in the fight against COVID-19.

The government says it will work with pharmacies to deliver prescriptions to 1.5 million "extremely vulnerable" patients.

PQS is to be postponed for at least three months in order to release £18.75m for community pharmacies’ COVID-19 response.

Patients who have confirmed COVID-19, or believe they have the virus, should use paracetamol in preference to NSAIDs.

Community pharmacy activity and concerns relating to Covid-19 get first recognition from NHS England in latest response.

Pharmacy 111 referrals have risen by 10 per cent since October 2019.

Clinicians react to comments by the French health minister on the potential risk of using ibuprofen in COVID-19 fever.

Local authorities will receive £16 million in 2020 to 2021 to deliver the preventative HIV treatment PrEP.

Fremanezumab now available on the NHS in England and Wales for up to 10,000 people.

PHE says little information on accuracy or suitability of type of test being sold commercially by some manufacturers.

New or expanded crisis services will be opened in every region in England to expand mental health crisis services.

RPS marks No Smoking Day issues with call for additional public health funding.

Chief pharmaceutical officer Keith Ridge has told community pharmacies they are to receive facemasks.

Patients have been urged to return Emerade 150-microgram adrenaline pens to their pharmacy over safety concerns. 

Unlicensed ED pills worth more than £10 million were seized in the UK in 2019.

Digital tools should be offered in addition to existing health services, not as a replacement, says NICE

A worsening of the COVID-19 outbreak in the UK could see retired NHS staff called back to duty to prop up the health service.