NI uses app for safe, efficient medicines deliveries
A delivery tracking app has been rolled out across pharmacies in Northern Ireland to ensure patients who are self-isolating can continue to get their...
Inflexion acquires drug producer Rosemont Â
London based mid-market firm Inflexion has acquired New York-listed Perrigo’s drug manufacturing subsidiarity Rosemont Pharmaceuticals to undisclosed sum.
Rosemont Pharmaceuticals aims to focus more on new...
UK Covid-19 death toll tops 54,000 Â
The UK’s suspected Covid-19 death toll has hit 54,089, according to a Reuters tally of official data sources that underline the country's status as one...
RPS pledges to create ‘culture of belonging’
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has pledged to "create a culture of belonging" to make pharmacy a more inclusive profession.
Calling it a "plan for, and...
‘No-swab’ saliva test for Covid-19 piloted in Britain
A weekly coronavirus testing regime using a "no-swab" saliva test is being trialled in Southampton, southern England, and could result in a simpler and...
UK to conclude England’s two-metre virus rule review soon
Britain's government will announce in the coming days whether it will reduce its two-metre social distancing rule for England, a minister said.
Many employers, especially...
Novartis halts malaria drug trial against Covid-19
Swiss drugmaker Novartis is halting its trial of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) against Covid-19 after struggling to find participants, it said on Friday (June...
NHS boss visits London pharmacy; CPCS crosses 300,000 mark
Sir Simon Stevens visited a community pharmacy in London even as the NHS announced that almost a third of a million health checks were...
RPS to boost inclusion and diversity in pharmacy
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is moving ahead with a major plan to boost inclusion and diversity in pharmacy.
Ethnicity pay gap in the pharmacy...
South Asian virus patients in UK hospitals 20 per cent more likely to die: Study
Hospitalised Covid-19 patients of South Asian ethnicity in Britain are 20 per cent more likely to die from the disease than white people, a large-scale study...
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