Tag: Antibiotics
Antibiotic prescribing increases by over 8% in England
Deaths due to severe antibiotic resistant infections have also increased in the country
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published the latest national...
EU launches ‘Voluntary Solidarity Mechanism’ to tackle medicines shortages this winter
The measures have been taken to prevent and mitigate critical medicine shortages including respiratory antibiotics
The European Commission launched an initiative to deal with the...
Acute migraine? NICE recommends Pfizer’s rimegepant as potential option
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released conclusive draft guidance, suggesting Pfizer's Vydura (rimegepant) as a choice for treating acute...
INSIGHT: Generics shortages could get way worse across Europe
When Ignasi Biosca-Reig heard there were generics shortages of amoxicillin in Spain, he quickly added shifts at his drug company's factories to boost production...
DHSC issues medicine supply notification for antibiotics to treat Group A Strep
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for antibiotics for the treatment of Group A Strep.
“Supplies of antibiotics...
iGAS: David Webb asks pharmacies to order antibiotics ‘sensibly’
With higher than usual number of cases of scarlet fever, caused by invasive Group A streptococci (iGAS) infections being reported in children across the...