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Shingles - Pharmacy First toolkit

Diagnosis, management, and referral of shingles as part of Pharmacy First

30 Sep 2026

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Sore throat - Pharmacy First toolkit

Assessment and management of sore throat as part of Pharmacy First

30 Sep 2026

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Respiratory infections: assessment

Ikwuoma Udeaja outlines a structured approach for pharmacists assessing, differentiating and managing common winter respiratory infections encountered in community pharmacy

04 Sep 2026

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Pharmacy Magazine Podcast – Meningitis outbreak special

All you need to know from the Pharmacy Magazine clinical team – who’s eligible for the MenB vaccine, what pharmacists should prioritise and what red flags to look out for, plus latest case numbers and what might happen next.

23 Mar 2026

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Review: Respiratory syncytial virus

Mark Greener reviews the impact of RSV and suggests a pharmacy vaccination programme would help drive down infection rates.

18 Mar 2026

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Clinical Q&A: Meningitis

NEW All you need to know about meningitis including causes, risk factors, transmission, symptoms, management, treatment and prognosis.

17 Mar 2026

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Impact of antibiotic ADRs on patients revealed

“Antibiotic side-effects can significantly disrupt patients’ lives”, say the authors of a new study

26 Jan 2026

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AMR knowledge gaps revealed among pharmacists and pharmacy technicians

Around one in 20 pharmacists and pharmacy technicians admit they do not know what AMR is.

09 Dec 2025

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No rise in nitrofurantoin resistance since Pharmacy First UTI launch

UKHSA publishes surveillance data on antimicrobial resistance

13 Nov 2025

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Approval for first new UTI antibiotic in decades

Gepotidacin as effective as the frontline antibiotic for UTIs, trials showed

29 Aug 2025

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Pharmacies asked to record sore throat consultations for PQS audit

Audit will focus on antimicrobial stewardship in sore throat consultations.

12 Aug 2025

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Pharmacies receive inappropriate antibiotic requests ‘at least once a day’

Public swapping unused antibiotics on Facebook, finds new NPA survey

06 May 2025

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Antibiotic stewardship in community pharmacy

How to support antimicrobial stewardship in community pharmacy.

01 May 2025

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Tea-time tutorial: A concise guide to botulism

A botulism outbreak traced to a French wine bar made the headlines in 2023. Food botulism is actually rare in the UK but it can be fatal if not treated early. Here’s the low-down:

02 Oct 2024

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Antibiotics may increase fibromyalgia risk

Antibiotics seem to increase the risk of fibromyalgia up to four-fold, according to recent primary care data.

08 Jul 2024

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Bristol pharmacy secures grant funding to evaluate AMR solutions

Bedminster Pharmacy and UWE Bristol get grant funding from UK innovation fund

15 May 2024

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