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WHO pauses trial of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients due to safety concerns

The World Health Organization has suspended testing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients due to safety concerns, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus...

NICE guidelines for safety of patients with chronic kidney, interstitial lung diseases during Covid-19

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence today (May 15) published new rapid Covid-19 guidelines to maximise safety of patients with chronic kidney...

New campaign urges patients to return unused medicines to pharmacies

It is estimated that £90 million worth of unused prescription medicines are stored in homes The NHS in Suffolk and North East Essex has launched a new...

New repeat prescribing toolkit to improve patient care, reduce medicine waste

By streamlining repeat prescribing systems, the RPS/RCGP toolkit aims to reduce the impact of overprescribing and problematic polypharmacy The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and...

New drug approved for Alzheimer’s disease may not be available to NHS patients?

Lecanemab is the first treatment for Alzheimer’s disease licensed for use in Great Britain The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved...

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£100 million investment to launch 20 research hubs across the UK

The investment is part of the £400 million VPAG...

DHSC’s proposed 2.8% pay uplift is ‘an insult’ to dedicated NHS staff – says Unite the Union

The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists also argues that the...

Pharmaceutical sector continues to lead in R&D investment

Pharmaceuticals accounted for over 17% of the total R&D...

Omnicell partners with Gollmann to expand pharmacy automation solutions

The technology leaders aim to address the increasing pressure...

GPhC to conduct annual survey of pharmacy students and trainees

Reapproval cycles will also be standardised across all pharmacy...