Novartis drug combo shows promise in childhood brain cancer
An oral drug combination by Novartis showed promise in treating a subgroup of patients suffering from a common childhood brain cancer in a trial.
In...
Queen’s Birthday Honours list: Welsh CPhO Andrew Evans and Boots’ Marc Donovan appointed OBE
The chief pharmaceutical officer (CPhO) for Wales and chief pharmacists at Boots and the Ministry of Defence are among a total of 1,134 people...
Pfizer to exit GSK joint venture after demerger
US drugs giant Pfizer will exit its consumer healthcare joint venture with GlaxoSmithKline after the unit is spun off next month, the British drugmaker...
Health agency confirms community spread of monkeypox in England
Monkeypox appears to be spreading from person to person in England, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Wednesday (June 1).
The usually mild...
DHSC adds one pump daily dose conversion to Oestrogel SSPs
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has suggested Estradiol patch as an alternative for patients who use 1 pump of Oestrogel daily.
DHSC has...
BIG INTERVIEW: There’s more that unites than divides us, says new chief executive of PSNC
Pharmacy’s new negotiator-in-chief wants community pharmacy to be recognised as a credible, forward-looking and solutions-focused partner in an integrated primary care. Janet Morrison spoke...
Pharmacy delivers nearly 5m flu jabs in 2021-22
Community pharmacy teams in England have broken all previous records by a distance and delivered nearly five million flu jabs in the past season.
They...
UK public health bodies issue monkeypox guidance to control community transmission
The UK’s four public health agencies - UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Public Health Scotland (PHS), Public Health Wales (PHW) and Public Health Agency...
Accord’s Pete Kelly is new chair at BGMA
The British Generic Manufacturers Association (BGMA) has voted Pete Kelly, managing director of Accord UK, to become its new chair.
He replaces Peter Ballard, who...
PDA concerned over frequent store closures
Major concerns were raised across community pharmacy in England, Scotland and Wales on frequent store closures, particularly from multiples in a recent Pharmacists’ Defence...
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