Superdrug adds jet lag tablets in its travel portfolio
Superdrug Online Doctors has made travelling easy ahead of Easter by introducing jet lag 'melatonin' tablets into its travel services portfolio to help those...
Moderna’s Covid shot approved for 6-11 year-olds
Britain's medicines regulator on Thursday approved the use of Moderna 's Covid-19 vaccine in children between 6 and 11 years, as the country bolsters...
UK approves Valneva’s easy-to-store Covid shot
Britain has approved a new coronavirus vaccine by the Austrian-French drugmaker Valneva.
"An approval has been granted after the Valneva Covid-19 vaccine was found to...
ABPI welcomes NICE’s guidance on value of new antibiotics
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has welcomed the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's leadership in introducing a new approach...
PSNC North-East and Cumbria regional representative Mark Burdon resigns
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC)'s North-East and Cumbria regional representative, Mark Burdon, has resigned from his role. The Committee has invited all eligible...
Nottingham pharmacist struck off GPhC register after stealing over £500k to pay off gambling debt
A Nottingham-based pharmacist has been struck off the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) register for bringing “the profession into to disrepute” by stealing hundreds of...
WHO tracks two new Omicron sub-variants
The World Health Organization says it is tracking a few dozen cases of two new sub-variants of the highly transmissible Omicron strain of the...
GSK buys US cancer firm for $1.9 bn
GlaxoSmithKline on Wednesday (April 13) said it had agreed to buy US group Sierra Oncology, a specialist in medicines for rare forms of cancer,...
Two new medications to fight superbugs could soon be available for NHS patients in England
Two new medications which fight drug-resistant superbugs could soon become available to NHS patients in England after the National Institute for Health and Care...
RP compliance is mandatory, not optional: PDA
The Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) has advised its member to check their understanding of what activities can legitimately take place when no RP is...
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