Government, GPs should inform patients about how to use pharmacies, says MP
The government and general practices have to shoulder the responsibility of educating and informing people about how to effectively use healthcare services provided by...
Pharmacist Patel plays leading role in new treatment trial for Covid-19
Community pharmacy is at the heart of one of the most ambitious clinical trials ever undertaken by the UK's primary care network, says senior...
MPs report slams failure of Covid tracing
The government largely wasted a mammoth £37 billion on a test and trace programme that failed to control the spread of Covid-19 last year,...
‘UK South Asians five times more prone to diabetes’
Type 2 diabetes is up to five times more predominant in South Asian populations living in the UK as compared with their white European...
DHSC grants further October price concessions
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has announced that the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has granted price concessions to further items for...
Glenmark launches tablet to control type 2 diabetes in India which costs just £0.16
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has launched a fixed-dose combination drug for the management of type 2 diabetes patients in India which costs just £0.16 per tablet.
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GSK names Johns Hopkins professor in its board ahead of consumer unit spinoff
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) named a genetics professor in its board, as the company refocuses on its pharmaceuticals business following a planned separation of the consumer healthcare division next...
Ipsen pledges ambitious climate change action
French pharmaceutical company Ipsen has pledged to play its part in securing global net-zero emissions, ahead of the COP26 conference in Glasgow next month.
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RPS chair shares top tips to alleviate symptoms of a ‘severe’ common cold doing the rounds
A cold branded the ‘super cold’, or ‘worst cold ever’, is expected to sweep across the country this winter – and, for some people,...
Community pharmacies can help reduce NHS backlog, says CCA
Skills and expertise of community pharmacies should be utilised to clear the NHS backlog as they can alleviate pressures within primary care systems, the...
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