GSK launches shingles vaccine in UK
Global pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) today (September 1) introduced Shingrix vaccine in the UK which helps to protect adults against shingles.
The vaccine, which...
Stung by shortage, pharmacy body in Scotland calls for temporary halt to GP pharmacy recruitment; AIMp says ‘problem equally acute in England, Wales’
Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) has today called for a temporary stop to the recruitment of pharmacy workforce to GP primary care support roles, calling...
Scottish government launches campaign to raise awareness about drug overdose
The Scottish Government and Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) have launched a campaign to raise public awareness about drug overdose and the life-saving medication naloxone.
Naloxone...
PSNC reminds contractors to begin work on safe disposal of inhalers
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has reminded pharmacy contractors to start working towards creating awareness about safe disposal of inhalers, as the Pharmacy...
NPA wants competition watchdog to review ‘hub and spoke’ dispensing
To ensure fair competition and better functioning of hub and spoke dispensing, the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) wants the government's competition watchdog to review...
GlaxoSmithKline, SK Bioscience start final trial of Covid-19 jab
British drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline and South Korean peer SK bioscience have begun final stage trials of a Covid-19 jab after positive early results, they...
DHSC confirms hike in reimbursement price for Cetirizine 1mg/1ml oral solution for August
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) confirmed the increase in reimbursement price for Cetirizine 1mg/1ml oral solution sugar free from £6.49 to...
Machine learning algorithm may help identify high risk atrial fibrillation patients
Global biopharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer, have jointly developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based machine learning (ML) algorithm to identify atrial fibrillation (AF)...
NICE announces roundtable to discuss myalgic encephalomyelitis
After the pause to the publication of the guideline about myalgic encephalomyelitis (also known as chronic fatigue syndrome), the National Institute for Health and...
NHS to rollout genetic test to diagnose Monogenic diabetes
NHS is going to roll out a breakthrough genetic test for thousands of sufferers of a rare and hard-to-spot type of diabetes.
Monogenic diabetes is...
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