Further 18 products added to DND list
A further 18 new products have been entered the list of ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) in Part II of the...
MHRA approves first oral antiviral to treat mild Covid-19
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved the first antiviral to reduce the risk of hospitalisation and death in people with...
University of Huddersfield working on ‘Greening’ the MPharm curriculum
The Department of Pharmacy at the University of Huddersfield is working to include environmental sustainability principles into the pharmacy degree (Mpharm) curriculum to support...
DHSC grants final October price concessions
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has announced that the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has granted final price concessions to further items...
New Information Standard is out to reduce medical errors, improve patient safety
A new Information Standard has been published to support improved medication and sharing of allergy information across healthcare services in England.
The move will standardise...
Champix tablets face supply disruption as MHRA orders recall
Supply of all Champix products, used for smoking cessation, will remain out of stock until further notice from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory...
McKesson sells UK business to private equity firm Aurelius for £477 million
McKesson Corporation, parent company of LloydsPharmacy, has entered an agreement to sell its UK businesses to private equity firm Aurelius for £477 million.
“The transaction...
Covid test makers pull devices due to new review
Two producers of Covid-19 tests in Britain said on Tuesday (November 2) they had pulled some of their tests from the market after a new review system came into force, which has...
UK alters guidance to bring flexibility in booster programme for ‘most vulnerable’
Covid-19 booster jab can now be administered sooner than six months after the second dose to certain vulnerable people as guideline in the UK...
Natural health firm BetterYou pledges support for Antarctic Quest 21 expedition
To support environmental cause, natural health pioneer BetterYou has pledged its allegiance to Antarctic Quest 21 – an expedition to undertake essential exploration activities.
Under...
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