NHS poaching forces pharmacies to close, cut working hours
Staff shortage has begun to bite the community pharmacy sector with several high street pharmacies closing doors due to workforce crisis triggered by the...
UK to probe ‘systematic bias’ in medical devices tech
Britain called on Sunday (November 21) for international action on the issue of medical devices such as oximeters that work better on people with lighter skin, saying the disparities...
Feature: Industry experts weigh in hub and spoke model at Sigma webinar
With the government gearing up and pushing community pharmacies in England to adopt the hub and spoke dispensing model, stakeholders of the sector and...
RPS president says “still a very long way to go to achieve gender equity” in pharmacy
There is still a long way to go to achieve gender equality in pharmacy in both academia and profession, Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) president...
November 2021 price concessions announced
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has announced that the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has granted the following price concessions for November...
PSNC discusses sector’s challenges with new pharmacy minister Maria Caulfield
Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) this week held an introductory meeting with new pharmacy minister Maria Caulfield and discussed "the ongoing challenges facing the...
DHSC issues SSP for Lipitor 20mg tablets due to substantial shortage
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP) for Lipitor 20mg chewable tablets due to ongoing shortage...
Booster shots to be added to Covid-19 travel pass
The government announced today (November 19) that it would add booster shots to the Covid-19 pass for outbound international travel, though it added they would not be added to the domestic pass at this time.
The Department...
AstraZeneca announces ‘robust’ results from antibody-based Covid-19 drug trial
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Thursday (November 18) announced that clinical trials of an antibody-based Covid-19 drug had shown robust efficacy and long-term prevention.
The Anglo-Swedish...
‘Indian pharma companies gearing up to grab opportunities in global supply of oral Covid-19 drugs’
Indian pharma companies are gearing up to become global suppliers of repurposed Covid-19 drugs.
With the launch of new innovative Covid-19 oral drugs, Indian companies...
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