Sarah Woolnough appointed as new chief executive of Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation
Sarah Woolnough has been appointed as the new chief executive of Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation.
Woolnough, who has been leading policy and...
Clare Morrison is new director of RPS in Scotland
Clare Morrison has been appointed director of RPS in Scotland. She will take up her new post on September 21.
Morrison will be responsible for...
Well opens new pharmacy at Heathrow T2
In partnership with global retailer WHSmith, Well Pharmacy has opened a new outlet at Heathrow Terminal 2.
The airside pharmacy, located within a store of...
PDA joins coalition campaigning to reform prescription exemption criteria in England
The Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) has joined a group of organisations that have been campaigning to reform the prescription exemption criteria in England.
The alliance, Prescription...
Cambridge university aims for autumn trials of coronavirus vaccine after UK funding
The University of Cambridge is aiming to start clinical trials of its possible coronavirus vaccine in the autumn after it received 1.9 million pounds...
AstraZeneca starts UK Covid-19 drug trial
Pharma giant AstraZeneca said Tuesday it had begun a clinical trial of a drug designed to both prevent infection and treat people with Covid-19, with...
MHRA appoints Stephen Lightfoot as its new chair
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has appointed Stephen Lightfoot as its new chair.
He will succeed Prof Michael Rawlins GBE, Kt who...
Supply of Diazepam 10mg injection emulsion is expected resume only next year
Diazepam (Diazemuls) 10mg/2ml emulsion for injection will remain out of stock until February 2021, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has said...
AstraZeneca starts trial of Covid-19 antibody treatment
AstraZeneca has begun testing an antibody-based cocktail for the prevention and treatment of Covid-19, adding to recent signs of progress on possible medical solutions...
Oxford Covid vaccine data could go before regulators this year: director
An experimental Covid-19 vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca could be put before regulators this year if scientists are able...
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