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Haleon to close Maidenhead manufacturing site affecting 435 jobs
Despite the closure, Haleon will retain its presence in the UK with corporate offices in Weybridge and London
Haleon, the consumer healthcare giant behind brands like Sensodyne toothpaste and Advil...
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UK pharmacies cut prices for weight-loss drugs Wegovy, Mounjaro amidst escalating competition
Obesity experts raise concern that retail marketing of weight-loss drugs could trivialise their side-effects Â
British pharmacies and slimming...
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MHRA says many online pharmacies are ‘unregulated’,’ illegal’, or ‘fraudulent’
MHRA's latest initiative aims to empower consumers in the fight against online pharmacy frauds
The Medicines and Healthcare products...
RPS welcomes new pharmacy investment by Welsh government to tackle NHS backlog
To support NHS, clear the backlog created by the Covid-19 pandemic and help community pharmacies support more people, the Welsh government has announced an...
Diamorphine 5mg and 10mg powder for injection ampoules face supply disruption
Diamorphine 5mg and 10mg powder used for solution for injection ampoules will remain unavailable until February 2022, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)...
GSK Consumer Healthcare appoints new senior leadership team with Bas Vorsteveld at the helm
GSK Consumer Healthcare on Tuesday (January 11) announced three key senior leadership appointments to its Great Britain and Ireland business.
Bas Vorsteveld, who was made...
Private health firms on standby as Omicron threatens NHS
Britain on Monday (January 10) put the biggest private health companies on high alert to deliver crucial treatments such as cancer surgery should Omicron...
Avacta halts sale of Covid-19 rapid antigen lateral flow test to boost Omicron sensitivity
Britain’s biotech firm Avacta Group on Monday (January 10) announced halting sales of its Covid-19 rapid antigen lateral flow test AffiDX to replace antibodies...
New campaign launched to encourage pregnant women to take Covid-19 jabs
The government has launched a new campaign over social media and radio today (January 10) to encourage pregnant women to take their first, second...
‘Free lateral flow tests may end in UK’
Provision of free lateral flow tests could end in the UK, and prime minister Boris Johnson is expected to make the big announcement within...
Covid booster: No need for fourth jab at present, says JCVI
A fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine (covid booster) is not needed at present, as latest data shows first booster provides high levels of protection...
PDA reiterates calls for Boots’ pharmacists to join union
The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) has reiterated its call for all pharmacists working at Boots to join the PDA Union to support the collective...
PDA calls on pharmacy employers to donate £1 per pharmacist to Pharmacist Support charity
The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) has called on pharmacy employers and pharmacists organisations to make donations towards the Pharmacist Support charity in the new...