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A hospital pharmacist describes how a little research allayed his concerns about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine Michael Smith, a hospital pharmacist at University Hospital Wishaw in North Lanarkshire, Scotland received the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in December after addressing his concerns by reading a report on the vaccine trial results.

Pharmacists are essential for easing patient concerns about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines such as the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, says Oksana Pyzik, the lead on an infectious diseases programme at University College London’s School of Pharmacy.

C+D spoke to Dr Mahendra Patel about the concerns, misinformation and myths surrounding the COVID-19 vaccines currently in the pipeline

In the second in a series of two podcasts, C+D speaks with Philip Crilly, a relief community pharmacist and senior lecturer at Kingston University, about the role of pharmacy teams during this cold and flu season.

Patients with flu are at greater risk of COVID-19, a community pharmacist says. Find out how pharmacists can identify symptoms and support patients to prevent the spread of cold and flu in a C+D podcast.

C+D speaks with Babir Malik, pharmacist and pre-reg lead, on how to identify symptoms of congestion and provide appropriate counselling advice

A cardiology pharmacist reveals ways for pharmacists to keep abreast of the rapidly changing COVID-19 clinical recommendations

In the latest C+D podcast, Harpreet Chana, founder of the Mental Wealth coaching academy, discusses the long-term mental health effects of COVID-19 on the pharmacy team with C+D clinical editor Naimah Callachand.

Pharmacists will be “critical” in delivering the COVID-19 vaccines to patients when they become available, an expert in infectious diseases says in a C+D podcast

A panel of experts reveal what symptoms pharmacy professionals may see among patients suffering the long-term effects of COVID-19. To explore the range of effects of so-called ‘long COVID’ on patients, as well as other health issues emerging after lockdown, C+D clinical editor Naimah Callachand spoke to four medical experts in a webinar that was first broadcast by The Clinical Pharmacy Congress on...

Allergy patients with uncontrolled symptoms may have a greater risk of contracting COVID-19, an allergy expert says. Find out how pharmacists can support them in a C+D podcast

The option to remotely supervise a pharmacy in a crisis as a last resort could be necessary in some situations, says Dorset contractor Mike Hewitson

Superdrug has sought to protect its pharmacy locums from COVID-19 alongside its employees, it said in C+D’s latest podcast

Following on from C+D’s webinar on how to overcome racism in the pharmacy, we spoke to our panel members to address some of the questions from the audience that we were unable to address during the session.

C+D spoke to allergy expert, Dr Elizabeth Angier, on the importance of improving allergy care in community pharmacy

A panel of experts gathered to talk about racial discrimination faced by pharmacy professionals and how to stamp it out in the sector

C+D spoke to Mikin Patel, lead gastroenterology pharmacist at Imperial College NHS Trust, to learn more about the diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease.

Community pharmacy must fight the systemic racism in the sector instead of staying silent, Mohammed Hussain says. In the wake of Black Lives Matter protests, people across pharmacy have been speaking out against racial injustice in the sector. Mohammed Hussain, a Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) fellow, says in C+D’s latest podcast that more needs to be done.

C+D spoke to Dr Mahendra Patel about the risk assessments required to protect BAME pharmacy staff

Clinical nurse specialist for children’s asthma, Laura King, spoke to C+D on how pharmacists can identify patients who have poor asthma control and intervene to reduce the risk of severe symptoms of COVID-19

Anti-racism protests in the UK in support of Black Lives Matter have inspired pharmacy professionals to focus on their treatment of black colleagues, the UK Black Pharmacists Association says.

Pharmacist Ade Williams explains the importance of risk assessments in the pharmacy to help better protect some pharmacy staff from COVID-19 infection

Bernadette Brown, the owner of Cadham Pharmacy in Glenrothes, Fife, was so desperate to reach her business before lockdown from a holiday in Mexico that she travelled for four days and nights.

C+D spoke to Regan McCahill, president of the British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association, on how COVID-19 has affected pre-reg students

C+D spoke to Dr Toni Hazel about what community pharmacists can tell vulnerable patients who are not on the shielded list, such as those aged over 70