Tag: medicine
RPS to divest from fossil fuels by end of 2022
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is set to cease all its remaining financial investments in fossil fuels latest by the end of 2022.
The decision...
DHSC seeks views on allowing pharmacists to dispense medicines in original packs
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has commenced a consultation on allowing pharmacists to dispense prescription medicines in original packaging.
The consultation, closing...
Wockhardt UK stops production of Diazepam RecTubes®2.5mg due to “manufacturing issues”
Wockhardt UK, one of the largest generic pharmaceutical companies in the UK, has discontinued production of Diazepam RecTubes® 2.5mg Rectal Solution “due to manufacturing...
NICE recommends updacitinib to treat moderate rheumatoid arthritis
NICE has recommended a combination of updacitinib and methotrexate as an option to treat moderate active rheumatoid arthritis in adults, who responded inadequately to...
Janssen presents study to show long-term safety profile for Stelara®
The latest analysis presented by the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson demonstrated long-term safety profile for ustekinumab drug, sold under the brand...
Sanofi to buy Kadmon for $1.9bn, expanding transplant-drug portfolio
Drug major Sanofi has agreed to buy US biopharmaceutical company Kadmon Holdings Inc. for $1.9 billion, expanding its transplant-drug portfolio.
Shareholders of Kadmon common stock...