Tag: UK
GSK launches shingles vaccine in UK
Global pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) today (September 1) introduced Shingrix vaccine in the UK which helps to protect adults against shingles.
The vaccine, which...
PSNC reminds contractors to begin work on safe disposal of inhalers
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has reminded pharmacy contractors to start working towards creating awareness about safe disposal of inhalers, as the Pharmacy...
NPA wants competition watchdog to review ‘hub and spoke’ dispensing
To ensure fair competition and better functioning of hub and spoke dispensing, the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) wants the government's competition watchdog to review...
DHSC confirms hike in reimbursement price for Cetirizine 1mg/1ml oral solution for August
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) confirmed the increase in reimbursement price for Cetirizine 1mg/1ml oral solution sugar free from £6.49 to...
Machine learning algorithm may help identify high risk atrial fibrillation patients
Global biopharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer, have jointly developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based machine learning (ML) algorithm to identify atrial fibrillation (AF)...
NICE announces roundtable to discuss myalgic encephalomyelitis
After the pause to the publication of the guideline about myalgic encephalomyelitis (also known as chronic fatigue syndrome), the National Institute for Health and...