CMA secures supply and price commitment for six cancer drugs
Aspen has committed not to charge more for its six generic cancer drugs for the next 10 years in the UK, according to the...
Crescent Pharma recalls specific batch of Paroxetine 40mg tablets as precautionary measure
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has advised healthcare professionals to stop supplying a specific batch of Paroxetine 40mg Film Coated Tablets...
PDA urges pharmacy schools to communicate process of in-person exams in advance
The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) has raised the issue faced by the pharmacy students on returning to in-person assessments while urging the universities to...
GSK posts surging profit ahead of consumer health spin-off in July
British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) beat first-quarter sales and earnings forecasts on Wednesday (April 27), helped by demand for its Covid-19 therapy and shingles...
NHS to invite families with five and six-year-old kids for Covid jabs this week
In continuation of the NHS Covid vaccine programme, Covid jabs for five and six-year olds will be available at the local vaccination centres or...
Continuing its self-care push, Maxwellia reveals plans to switch more products from POM to P
Maxwellia has revealed its plans to switch some of its medicines in the self-care category from prescription-only-medicine (POM) to a pharmacy (P) medicine.
After authorising...
RPS welcomes Sajid Javid’s move to appoint HRT tsar
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has welcomed the Health Secretary Sajid Javid’s plan to appoint Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) tsar to tackle the medicine...
MHRA is considering reclassification of Aquiette 2.5mg tablets as pharmacy medicine
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is considering the reclassification of Aquiette 2.5mg tablet contains oxybutynin hydrochloride that is used to treat...
HubRx make key appointments as it prepares to launch UK’s first automated pharmacy
Ahead of the launch of UK’s first state-of-the-art automated hub for independent community pharmacists, HubRx has announced the appointment of Karl Wooldridge as operations...
Supply chain issues and staff shortage increasing pressure on community pharmacies
Majority of the pharmacies are facing aggression from patients due to the medicine supply chain issue, a PSNC survey has revealed.
The Pharmacy Pressures Survey...
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