WHO tracks two new Omicron sub-variants
The World Health Organization says it is tracking a few dozen cases of two new sub-variants of the highly transmissible Omicron strain of the...
GSK buys US cancer firm for $1.9 bn
GlaxoSmithKline on Wednesday (April 13) said it had agreed to buy US group Sierra Oncology, a specialist in medicines for rare forms of cancer,...
Two new medications to fight superbugs could soon be available for NHS patients in England
Two new medications which fight drug-resistant superbugs could soon become available to NHS patients in England after the National Institute for Health and Care...
RP compliance is mandatory, not optional: PDA
The Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) has advised its member to check their understanding of what activities can legitimately take place when no RP is...
Class 2 recall for Olopatadine eye drops
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has issued a class 2 medicines recall notice for Olopatadine USV 1mg/ml eye drops.
Specific batches of this product...
Old PPE ordering platform makes way for new portal
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has said the old PPE portal platform will no longer remain functional from April 26, as...
‘Walgreens could lose billions on Boots sale’
Walgreens Boots Alliance, the American owner of Boots UK, could risk losing billions after a private equity firm interested in buying its UK high...
Walgreens Boots Alliance accused of flooding Florida with addictive opioids for 20 years
Walgreens Boots Alliance supplied billions of opioid pills to drug addicts and criminals, contributing to an addiction epidemic in the US state of Florida,...
Britain expands access to Pfizer’s oral antiviral Covid-19 treatment through trial
Britain will expand access to Pfizer's oral antiviral Covid-19 treatment to thousands more people by adding it to a trial to assess how best to...
NHS Confederation calls for revamp of ‘living with Covid’ plan
The NHS Confederation has urged the government to reconsider its ‘living with Covid’ plan and introduce mitigating actions that will help avoid further critical...
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