Clinical trials start, but COVID-19 vaccine at least a year away
US and China have reported first human trial for a possible vaccine against COVID-19, and drugmakers are scrambling for a breakthrough. Yet it could...
Prefer paracetamol to ibuprofen to treat COVID-19 symptoms, NHS advises
There currently is no evidence which links anti-inflammatory medicines such as ibuprofen with the worsening of COVID-19, NHS said on Wednesday.
The agency, however, advised...
IR35 changes delayed till April 2021
The government has postponed changes to off-payroll working (IR35) rules, set to take effect in April, for a year in light of the Covid-19...
NICE appoints Prof Gillian Leng new chief executive
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) today named Professor Gillian Leng as its new chief executive.
She will take over on 1...
NHS to cancel all routine surgery for three months
National Health Service (NHS) has announced plans to cancel all routine surgery for three months and to send home as many patients as possible to free...
Sunak unveils £330 billion lifeline for firms hit by coronavirus
Britain said it would launch a £330 billion lifeline of loan guarantees and provide a further £20 billion in tax cuts, grants and other...
GPhC stops routine inspections in response to COVID-19
General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) today announced that it will be stopping routine inspections of pharmacies and producing inspection reports in light of the COVID-19...
RPS demands additional funding to support pharmacists fighting COVID-19
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) today called upon the government to provide “additional funding and resourcing” to support pharmacists battling COVID-19.
The demand is part of...
WHO cautions against self-medication with ibuprofen for COVID-19 symptoms
The World Health Organization recommended Tuesday that people suffering from COVID-19-like symptoms should avoid self-medicating with ibuprofen, after French authorities warned anti-inflammatory drugs could...
‘Sobering’ study prompted Britain to toughen its COVID-19 approach
A crucial projection study that helped convince the British government to impose more stringent measures to contain COVID-19 painted a worst case picture of...
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