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33 % rise in women seeking perinatal mental health support since 2022
One in five new and expectant mothers may be affected by perinatal mental health conditions
In a significant uptick reflecting growing awareness and acceptance of mental health challenges among new...
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Pharmacy First vital to amplify NHS digital prescription rollout, WHO report reveals
75 per cent of adults in England are registered for digital prescriptions on the NHS App
In a groundbreaking...
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Haleon to close Maidenhead manufacturing site affecting 435 jobs
Despite the closure, Haleon will retain its presence in the UK with corporate offices in Weybridge and London
Haleon,...
Hancock visits London pharmacy; thanks pharmacy teams for Covid-19 efforts
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has thanked the community pharmacy teams for their role during current Covid-19 pandemic.
During a visit to Market Chemist in London...
UK virus death toll hits 53,077
The UK’s Covid-19 death toll has hit 53,077, according to a Reuters tally of official data sources that underline the country's status as one...
Frontline staff, including pharmacists, to get psychological first aid training to fight Covid-19
All frontline staff, including community pharmacists and volunteers at the forefront of the national Covid-19 response across England, can now access a new psychological...
Steroid drug hailed as ‘breakthrough’ in Covid-19 as trial shows it saves lives
A cheap and widely-used steroid called dexamethasone has become the first drug shown to be able to save lives among Covid-19 patients in what...
MHRA suspends hydroxychloroquine trial recruitment
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has instructed UK clinical trialists using hydroxychloroquine to treat or prevent coronavirus to suspend recruitment of...
NPA calls for parliamentary scrutiny on medicine regulations
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has said that changes to regulations on medicines supply should be subject to parliamentary scrutiny.
The Medicines and Medical Devices...
UK funds human trials of potential virus vaccine Â
Scientists at Imperial College London will start the first clinical trials of a potential Covid-19 vaccine this week with more than £45 million in backing...
DHSC releases drug price concession list for June 2020
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) on Monday (June 15) has granted price concession for the following list of drugs for June...
AstraZeneca to supply Europe with 400 million doses of virus vaccine
AstraZeneca Plc has signed a contract with European governments to supply the region with its potential vaccine against the coronavirus, the British drugmaker's latest deal to...
Moderna Covid-19 vaccine appears to clear safety hurdle
A series of studies in mice of Moderna Inc's Covid-19 lent some assurance that it may not increase the risk of more severe disease,...