Symptoms

This Black History Month, Nonyelum Anigbo discusses the prevalence of sickle cell disease among Black patients, and the role of community pharmacy in supporting them

Concerns over strep A have led to increased visits to pharmacies by concerned parents and carers for well over a week. But how are strep A and scarlet fever linked and what are the best treatments?

Community pharmacists should play a “critical” role in integrating genomics into mainstream NHS practice, a clinical pharmacologist and geneticist has suggested.

Pharmacy has already jumped through hoops and compromised enough during the pandemic, says Nana Ofori-Atta. That’s why I think we should reject the plan to scrap the 15-minute wait post COVID-19 vaccination

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has taken an interest in the Welsh common ailments and sore throat test and treat services in pharmacies, according to Community Pharmacy Wales (CPW).

Boots hopes to work with the NHS to roll out its sore throat test and treat service across the country, the multiple has told C+D.

Lloydspharmacy’s private sore throat service has attracted around 1,000 patient enquiries since its launch in October, the multiple has told C+D.

Xrayser usually loves a freebie, but the news that a pharmacy multiple has launched a free sore throat testing service has failed to impress him

Superdrug has launched a free sore throat service in more than 200 of its pharmacies across the UK, the multiple has confirmed.

Lloydspharmacy has launched a private sore throat service costing patients £4.99 in 600 stores across Great Britain.