Bring Drug Manufacturing To The UK, NHS Bosses Urge
Kidney Care UK and the NHS Confederation both say that the government has to prioritise increasing British manufacturing.
read moreCalls To Attract More Pharmaceutical Manufacturers To The UK
There are growing calls from within the NHS for the UK government to do more to attract pharmaceutical manufacturers to the country.
read moreCoronavirus Vaccine ‘Could Be Ready By September’
Documentary maker Michael Mosley has said that British scientists are ‘storming ahead’ in the fight to find and develop a vaccine for COVID-19.
read moreShortages Cause Increase In Cost Of Medicines
Due to the pandemic it is getting increasingly difficult to obtain the raw materials required for making generic drugs such as paracetamol.
read moreAid Groups Ask UK Government to Halt Pharma Profiteering
In an open letter, more than 20 aid organisations and academics have insisted that the government should impose strict conditions on UK funding for drugs.
read moreCoronavirus Vaccine To Be Tested In UK
Health secretary Matt Hancock has announced that the University of Oxford is to begin human trials for a potential coronavirus vaccine, starting on Thursday 23 April. A spokesperson for the Oxford team said that should the trials prove successful, then potentially...
read more£3.4m Fines For Pharma Companies Over Nortriptyline
The CMA has issued fines of £3.4 million following an investigation into the supply of nortriptyline, exposing two breaches of competition law.
read moreWhy We Shouldn’t Count On A Coronavirus Vaccine
As the coronavirus continues, the race to find a vaccine is well underway. Health secretary Matt Hancock announced that the government was donating £20m to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to fast track and develop a vaccine to counter the...
read moreInequalities Found In The Care People Receive To Treat Dementia
A new study has found that racial inequalities appear to exist where access to dementia drugs is concerned, with Asian people with the disease 14 per cent less likely than their white counterparts to be prescribed anti-dementia medication when they could have been...
read moreScottish Concerns Over Environmental Impact Of Pills
In a move to tackle concerns over the impact of pharmaceuticals on the environment, the One Health Breakthrough Partnership has been set up to investigate the scale of the problem in Scotland. It will also research ways into creating ‘greener’ pharmaceuticals, as an...
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