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To help combat COVID-19, pharmacy technicians are calling for inclusion on the government’s list of healthcare professionals who can supply and administer medicines under a PGD.
The Association of Pharmacy Technicians (APTUK) said giving pharmacy technicians patient group direction (PGD) status would allow them to be “an invaluable resource” in the immunisation process, once a vaccine for COVID-19 has been developed.
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