Unlicensed US flu jab authorised for UK | NEW podcast | 'Let pharmacies re-use unopened medicines'

View in browser Download the Pharmacy Magazine App to access your learning anytime, anywhere HEALTH & NHS Unlicensed US flu jab approved for temporary use in UK An unlicensed flu vaccine used in the US for the past three winters has been granted temporary authorisation for the UK. Read more Pharmacy Magazine Talking pharmacy podcast On this week's podcast: tribulations continue for test & trace, why the more certain someone is about Covid-19 the less you should trust them and welcome news at last over PPE for pharmacy teams. Listen now NEWS, FEATURES & OPINION Let pharmacies re-use unopened medicines says BMA chair Regulations should be relaxed to allow community pharmacists to re-use unopened medicine returns, says Dr Richard Vautrey. Read more Pharmacy teams to benefit from extra £15m mental health funding Pharmacists and support staff in England are set to benefit from extra £15 million in mental health funding. Read more Government PPE portal now main provider for pharmacies The portal – once intended as a top-up system only – is now to be the primary source of PPE for community pharmacies. Rise in the number of children likely to have mental health problems The number of children who are likely to have experienced a mental disorder has risen in the last three years. Alphega launches repeat prescriptions app Alphega Pharmacy has launched an app to help its members offer an online repeat prescription service to their patients. SPONSORED MOST READ ONLINE 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. 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