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How has Covid affected mental health prescribing?

The Covid-19 pandemic seems to have changed psychopharmaceutical prescribing patterns in England, at least in the short-term.

15 Jan 2021

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Covid vaccination: Government dithering must stop

The nation needs a national pharmacy Covid vaccination service. Why are ministers dithering, asks Pharmacy Magazine editor Richard Thomas

15 Jan 2021

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Pharmacy Magazine Podcast - Talking Pharmacy 8/1/21

This week's podcast discusses community pharmacy's role in the Covid vaccination drive. Will the sector play a major part in the biggest immunisation programme in the history of the NHS, or not? Plus the CIG editors reveal their new year's resolutions and hopes for pharmacy in 2021.

08 Jan 2021

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Key clinical developments in 2020

This CPD module provides community pharmacists with an overview of some of the major developments in pharmacy practice during the past 12 months.

18 Dec 2020

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Older people's health

Older people may have been seen less often in pharmacies because of Covid – but out of sight shouldn’t mean out of mind. 

18 Dec 2020

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Facing the flu challenge

Pharmacies are playing a key role in helping customers manage common winter ailments against the ever-present backdrop of Covid-19.

18 Dec 2020

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Opinion: How do we solve pharmacy's mental health crisis?

Pharmacy is undergoing a mental health crisis and one way to sort it out is to tackle the issue of funding, says PM deputy editor Arthur Walsh.

11 Dec 2020

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"That was the year that was"

Can you remember those heady, far-off days of early March 2020 BC (Before Coronavirus)?

11 Dec 2020

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Pharmacy Magazine Podcast - Talking Pharmacy 10/12/20

In this week's pod: good week for award-winning Community Pharmacy Scotland, self care and Angela Merkel; bad week for pharmaceutical wholesalers, political journalists and Brexit. Also – sorry, where did you say vanilla extract came from?

10 Dec 2020

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Covid-19: Playing the long game

Observational studies and clinical trials need to determine how long the changes in people with Covid persist and come up with ways to treat and prevent long-Covid, writes Mark Greener

25 Nov 2020

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Quitting smoking during a pandemic

More people than ever could be seeking to quit smoking given the higher risks smokers are known to face with Covid-19. 

24 Nov 2020

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Ear problems and their management

The current requirement to wear face coverings can make it difficult to pick up on what is being said – particularly for those who are already hard of hearing.

24 Nov 2020

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