Covid blamed for further dip in Boots sales | More pharmacies being sold during pandemic | Multiples are 'being eaten alive'

View in browser Download the Pharmacy Magazine App to access your learning anytime, anywhere PEOPLE & BUSINESS Covid blamed for further dip in Boots sales in Q4 The Covid-19 pandemic continued to hurt Boots UK's profitability between June and August this year, parent company Walgreens Boots Alliance has said. Read more Pharmacy Magazine: In Conversation With - Leyla Hannbeck The latest in our In Conversation With series features an exclusive interview with AIM chief executive Leyla Hannbeck, who talks about funding and recognition for pharmacy, what AIM members want from the Wright review, and describes her personal vision for the organisation after just over a year in charge. Listen now NEWS, FEATURES & OPINION Covid-19 pandemic sees increase in pharmacy sales The Covid pandemic has seen an 11 per cent increase in the sale of pharmacies compared with the same period last year. Read more Opinion: The multiples are being eaten alive The multiples are looking starved of investment and too big to adapt, argues Alexander Humphries. Read more Once-promising Covid drug has 'little to no survival impact' Remdesivir – hailed in May as a potential breakthrough – has little impact on survival rates for patients hospitalised with the virus, says WHO. NPA backs temporary use of unlicensed Covid vaccines The NPA supports plans for a temporary authorisation allowing health workers to provide tested but unlicensed Covid-19 vaccines. Pharmacists 'needed to tackle pollution's health impacts' Community pharmacists could play a bigger role in reducing the health impact of air pollution says an international think tank in a new report. SPONSORED MOST READ ONLINE Pharmacists allowed to give unlicensed Covid vaccine after law change Pharmacists will be able to provide unlicensed Covid-19 vaccines to patients, the Government said as it set out new legal changes. Pharmacy Magazine is part of the Pharmacy Network, a learning system developed and operated by Communications International Group, the UK's largest provider of community pharmacy learning content. To complete any of the training modules in the newsletter, please ensure you are a registered member of www.pharmacymagazine.co.uk Unsubscribe   Ι  Contact  Ι  Privacy Policy  Ι  Become a Member