NHS England cracks deal for cystic fibrosis triple
NHS England said on Tuesday (June 30) that it has agreed a deal with Vertex Pharmaceuticals for its three-drug cystic fibrosis therapy Kaftrio.
The agreement allows...
LloydsPharmacy, Deliveroo team up to deliver medical essentials at customer’s doorstep
LloydsPharmacy and Deliveroo have entered into a partnership to deliver medical essentials at customer's doorstep.
Through the food delivery firm's mobile application, customers now can...
RPS Scotland’s Aileen Bryson retires
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Scotland on Tuesday (30) bade adieu to its deputy director, Aileen Bryson.
Aileen has served the pharmacy body for nine...
Gilead prices Covid-19 drug Remdesivir at £1,904 per patient Â
Gilead Sciences Inc on Monday (June 29) priced its Covid-19 antiviral remdesivir at $2,340 (£1,904) per patient for wealthier nations and agreed to send...
NHS asks employers to hold virus risk assessments for BAME pharmacy teams within weeks
The NHS has asked hospital trusts, clinical commissioning groups, general practices and community pharmacies to conduct risk assessments within two weeks to ensure safety...
DHSC issues supply notification for Fluticasone Nebules
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Fluticasone (Flixotide) 0.5mg/2ml and 2mg/2ml nebules.
Flixotide 0.5mg/2ml nebules will...
Pharmacies to get £20m in advance funding
English community pharmacies will get an additional £20 million in advance funding by the beginning of July "to further mitigate cash flow issues that contractors...
India’s first Covid-19 vaccine approved for human trialsÂ
Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine has been approved for human trials, making it India's first domestic candidate to get the green light from the government's drug regulator...
‘No evidence vitamin D prevents Covid-19’
A new review by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has concluded that there is no evidence to support taking vitamin...
Pharmacies trying to profiteer from pandemic will face action, regulators warn
Any pharmacy or pharmacy owner found to have breached competition or consumer protection law risks facing action for damaging public confidence, the pharmacy regulator...
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