Scheme to incentivise pharma giants to develop new generation of antibiotics
To help secure much-needed alternative treatment options for NHS patients, the UK government will be launching a pioneering scheme that incentivises pharmaceutical companies to...
Three year deal to pump £18.3m into Welsh pharmacies
Community pharmacies in Wales are to get an additional funding in excess of £18m by 2023 in a three-year settlement with the Welsh government.
Welsh...
RPS in England welcomes to second part of PHE report on impact of Covid-19 on BAME groups
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has welcomed the Public Health England report- 'Understanding the impact of Covid-19 on BAME groups'.
The PHE review of disparities...
UK restricts parallel export of Dexamethasone Â
Two additional formulations of oral and injection solutions of Dexamethasone have been added to the list of medicines which are not meant for parallel export...
DHSC issues supply notification for Stanek and Sastravi tablets
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for various strengths of Stanek and Sastravi (levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone) tablets.
Teva and...
Hancock visits London pharmacy; thanks pharmacy teams for Covid-19 efforts
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has thanked the community pharmacy teams for their role during current Covid-19 pandemic.
During a visit to Market Chemist in London...
UK virus death toll hits 53,077
The UK’s Covid-19 death toll has hit 53,077, according to a Reuters tally of official data sources that underline the country's status as one...
Frontline staff, including pharmacists, to get psychological first aid training to fight Covid-19
All frontline staff, including community pharmacists and volunteers at the forefront of the national Covid-19 response across England, can now access a new psychological...
Steroid drug hailed as ‘breakthrough’ in Covid-19 as trial shows it saves lives
A cheap and widely-used steroid called dexamethasone has become the first drug shown to be able to save lives among Covid-19 patients in what...
MHRA suspends hydroxychloroquine trial recruitment
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has instructed UK clinical trialists using hydroxychloroquine to treat or prevent coronavirus to suspend recruitment of...
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