NICE recommends abemaciclib for early breast cancer
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended abemaciclib also called Verzenios, made by Eli Lilly, for people with hormone receptor-positive,...
Alliance Healthcare cyclists raise over £40,000 for charities
Alliance Healthcare has raised more than £40,000 for Vitamin Angels UK and Theodora Children’s Charity which focuses on health and wellbeing of children, through its annual...
Catriona Sinclair is new vice-chair for Scottish Pharmacy Board
Catriona Sinclair, a community pharmacist in the Highlands with over thirty years’ experience, has been elected vice-chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)'s Scottish...
NHS safeguarding webinar for pharmacy teams
The NHS England and NHS improvement (NHSE&I) Community Pharmacy and Safeguarding Teams will be hosting a webinar on Level 3 Safeguarding on Thursday (June...
‘Omicron less likely to cause long Covid’
The Omicron variant of coronavirus is less likely to cause long Covid than previous variants, according to the first peer-reviewed study of its kind...
A Pharmaceutical Perspective on Cancer: 6 Facts to Remember
Cancer is a complex disease that can be difficult to understand. There are many different types of cancer, and each one behaves differently in...
PDA seeks mandatory training for those who wish to sign fit notes
The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) has called for a mandatory training for those who wish to sign fit notes.
The union said it will be seeking...
Walgreens to use pharmacy patients’ data for new clinical trial business
Walgreens Boots Alliance has announced the launch of its new clinical trials business that aims to use patient data from its pharmacies to help...
Concerns over HEE’s ‘no funding’ decision for IP training
The Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) has raised concern over the Health Education England (HEE)’s decision on cutting funding to independent prescribing training.
The HEE has reportedly...
MHRA joins international partnerships that set global standards
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has been accepted as a full member of three international work-sharing partnerships.
Through these partnerships the agency...
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