Public Health

Pharmacies to supply vape 'starter kit' vouchers under stop-smoking pilot

Pilot pharmacies are set to offer patients vouchers for a vape “starter kit” and “up to four weeks’ worth of vape liquid” in a bid to help them quit smoking.

Dismissed nine times by GP: Pharmacist ‘saves life’ of student with brain tumor

A doctor told Lucy Younger that her brain tumour symptoms were from “drinking too much” and being “away from home” before an “incredible” pharmacist sent her to get an MRI scan... 

What's behind the pharmacy counter at the Olympic Games?

A pharmacy run by 50 volunteer pharmacists is part of a 24/7 polyclinic at the Paris 2024 Olympic Village, home to an estimated 23,500 athletes and staff this summer.

AMR: Gonorrhoea diagnoses highest ‘since records began in 1918’

The government has warned that new antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea cases are on the rise, with some that are "extensively drug-resistant”.

‘Pull your socks up!’ CPE slams new ‘one-off’ Pharmacy First media campaign

The negotiator says NHS England (NHSE) will roll out another Pharmacy First media campaign “later  this year” but stressed it must “do more”. 

NHSE pandemic plan reveals pharmacy vaccination role and antibiotic stockpile

The national commissioner plans to “stand up” community pharmacy in a future pandemic situation if vaccination rollout needs to be “augmented”, it has revealed.

NHS expands pharmacy MMR jabs to 16-25s amid rising cases

A local commissioner has expanded its pharmacy MMR jab catch-up campaign to young people aged 16-25, it has announced.

'No plans' to roll out MMR jab in NI pharmacies despite awareness campaign

The Public Health Agency (PHA) has said there are “no plans” to roll out the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine from community pharmacies in Northern Ireland, despite a recent influx of cases. 

From a lawyer: Emergency ban on the private prescribing of puberty blockers

An emergency ban on puberty blockers places pharmacists in a potentially tricky situation. Legally, what do you need to know?

Superdrug headlice spray sales spike 121% amid ‘warmer weather’

The multiple has warned that “recent warmer weather” has caused a surge in headlice infestations.