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Pharmacy Magazine Podcast – Talking Pharmacy, Oct 9

The CIG editors are back to discuss the dramatically falling rates of locum pay, why depression is such a welcome addition to the New Medicine Service – and we celebrate the very best of independent community pharmacy in this year's Independent Pharmacy Awards. See you at the Pharmacy Show!

09 Oct 2025

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Viatris Pharmacist Support

Enhance therapy area knowledge in your pharmacy and help staff learn new patient engagement techniques with learning resources from Viatris designed to boost your pharmacy business.

18 Dec 2024

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NHS plans Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Spring 2025

Government accepts JCVI advice that the NHS should plan for a Covid-19 vaccination programme in spring 2025.

17 Dec 2024

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Long read: Preparing for the next pandemic

Lessons learned from studies into Covid-19 can help us to prepare better for the next pandemic with community pharmacies perfectly located to act as clinical research sites for recruiting patients and gathering data. Mark Greener reports.

04 Nov 2024

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MHRA approves adapted version of Comirnaty Covid vaccine

The MHRA approved two “presentations of the adapted vaccine” after they met its standards of safety, quality, and effectiveness.

11 Oct 2024

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Comirnaty Covid vaccine available to buy in pharmacies from next month

Pfizer has started talking to Boots about stocking the Comirnaty Omicron XBB.1.5 Covid vaccine.

12 Feb 2024

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A closer look at the impact of this autumn's flu and Covid vaccine programme

Last-minute changes to the Covid and flu vaccination schedules were so exasperating, they led to Community Pharmacy England describing the situation as shambolic. So what happened and why?

18 Sep 2023

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Insight: Jabs fiasco should be no surprise

With only weeks to go before the seasonal vaccination campaign was due to start, we were first told to hold fire for a month as the date was pushed back – only for it then to be brought forward. It was pharmacy’s twisted version of the hokey cokey

13 Sep 2023

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Mind out!

Is a mental health crisis the next pandemic to face the UK?

11 May 2023

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The pandemic's forgotten voices

There needs to be more transparency when it comes to the approval process for Covid treatments so that the immuno-suppressed can better understand the rationale behind decisions and not feel they have been abandoned.

20 Mar 2023

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Covid-19 and flu update

This CPD module aims to update your knowledge regarding the latest thinking on Covid-19 and flu, enabling you to answer questions from customers and patients.

20 Sep 2022

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Where next for vaccinations in pharmacy?

Sajid Javid shouldn't overlook community pharmacy's potential, writes Reena Barai.

11 Feb 2022

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Treating coughs

Discover how pharmacy teams can support patients suffering from coughs with this learning module.

26 Jan 2022

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Understanding older people's health

Improving health in later life is becoming an increasingly important public health priority.

18 Dec 2021

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