UK pharmacy teams warned ‘second wave’ could last longer and may require sustained response
The UK's chief pharmaceutical officers and pharmacy regulators have warned pharmacy teams that the second wave of Covid-19 could require a sustained response from...
Largactil 2ml solution recalled
The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency has reported that two batches of Largactil 50mg/2ml solution for injection from Aventis Pharma Ltd (Sanofi) have...
Gout drug Colchicine to be tested as Covid-19 treatment in UK trial
Anti-inflammatory colchicine will be tested as a possible Covid-19 treatment in one of the world’s biggest trials, the study website posted on Friday, the...
Oxford vaccine gets government’s vote of confidence despite concerns over trial data
Britain gave AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine a vote of confidence on Friday (Nov 27) when it asked its regulator to assess it for a rollout...
Covid-19 trial begins on asthma treatment inhaled budesonide
A new trial begins today (27 November) investigating asthma and COPD treatment inhaled corticosteroid budesonide for Covid-19.
The trial is part of the national priority platform...
PSNC won’t accept any offer that undervalues pharmacies’ critical work, Dukes tells conference
Simon Dukes says PSNC will not accept any offer from the Department of Health and Social Care that undervalues community pharmacy's critical work.
Speaking at...
NES to hold online sessions to support provisional pharmacy registrants
The NHS Education for Scotland (NES) has announced online sessions.for provisional pharmacy registrants to help them in the next assessment scheduled for next year.
Two...
MHRA recalls Betahistine dihydrochloride tablets of Kent Pharmaceuticals
The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a drug recall for Betahistine dihydrochloride 8, 16mg tablets of Kent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Kent has...
Professional bodies renew pharmacy funding calls as Rishi Sunak unveils government’s spending plans
Even as chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak unveiled the findings of his much-anticipated Spending Review today (Nov 25), pharmacy bodies wasted no time...
RPS appoints 30 new fellows
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has designated 30 new members as Fellows in recognition of their distinguished service to the sector.
Those receiving the honours...
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