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Boots UK has launched a £65 home-use PCR coronavirus test aimed at those looking to travel abroad this summer. 

11 May 2021

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Private Covid tests 'must undergo independent validation'

RPS chief scientist Gino Martini wants private Covid tests to be put through the same validation process as those on the NHS.

07 May 2021

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Pharmacies in NI deliver 35,000 vaccines in six weeks

Community pharmacies across Northern Ireland have administered more than 35,000 Covid vaccines in the six weeks since the roll-out began.

06 May 2021

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Pharmacy capable of delivering millions of Covid jabs, survey finds

Over 90 per cent of community pharmacists would be eager to take part in an annual Covid-19 booster vaccination programme similar to the flu jab service given the right funding and support, a new survey shows.

28 Apr 2021

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Covid app used over three million times

An app revealing the number of Covid cases within one to 10 miles of someone’s home has been used over three million times.

23 Apr 2021

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Key points reminder for Pharmacy Collect customers

Critical that pharmacies remind people of the importance of reporting their results, whether positive or negative, says PSNC.

23 Apr 2021

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Covid pill could be available by the autumn says Johnson

Boris Johnson said people could take a pill at home to reduce the symptoms of Covid or stop them getting it.

22 Apr 2021

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Diary of a Covid vaccinator: part 2

Writer Asha Fowells returns to her pharmacist roots as she describes in her blog the highs and lows of working in a Covid-19 pharmacy vaccination clinic.

21 Apr 2021

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Over 9 in 10 pharmacies providing lateral flow tests

Over 90 per cent of community pharmacies in England have signed up to provide a new Covid-19 test distribution service, the Government has said.

20 Apr 2021

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Pharmacy group delivers Covid vaccine at PureGym

PureGym has joined forces with a Midlands-based pharmacy group to administer Covid vaccines.

19 Apr 2021

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Covid vaccines safe for pregnant women says JCVI

Pregnant women should get a Covid-19 vaccine based on their age and clinical risk group.

19 Apr 2021

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Cough & cold OTC market shrank by 30% in 2020

A dramatic reduction in the size of the OTC cough and cold market during the pandemic could become a long-term trend, the PAGB has warned. 

16 Apr 2021

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Fund to build classrooms set up in pharmacist's memory

The family of a pharmacist who died from Covid have set up a fund to build classrooms in impoverished areas of Pakistan.

 

16 Apr 2021

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NHS calls on more pharmacies to provide Covid jabs

More community pharmacies are needed to head up Covid-19 vaccination sites in a number of specified locations, NHS England has said. 

14 Apr 2021

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Men's mental health

Find out what can pharmacy teams do to support men who are struggling with their mental health.

13 Apr 2021

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