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• Fri 31st May

  
  New treatment developed for MDR infections on the NHS

  Multi-drug resistant (MDR) infections are a serious problem in heathcare, causing 25,000 deaths per year in the European...

• Fri 31st May

  
  Calls made to make Aimovig available on NHS

  According to the National Migraine Centre, one in seven people around the globe are affected by migraines, making...

• Fri 24th May

  
  NHS makes new offer for cystic fibrosis drugs

  The NHS has made a new offer to a drug company to provide medicine for potentially thousands of cystic fibrosis...

• Mon 20th May

  
  First ever treatment for spinal muscular atrophy available...

  Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare genetic disease that up until now has had no treatment for the underlying...

• Mon 20th May

  
  NICE recommends MS drug after price lowered

  Primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) is a rare form of MS that affects less than 15 per cent of people...

• Thu 25th Apr

  
  New IBS drug trialled in UK

  Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is an unpleasant condition for sufferers, leading to cramps, bloating and digestive...

• Thu 18th Apr

  
  New lung cancer drug available on NHS

  The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended that durvalumab, a new drug, be available...

• Sat 30th Mar

  
  NICE clarifies guidance on valproate

  The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released a summary of the guidance health professionals...

• Fri 29th Mar

  
  New lung cancer treatment approved by NICE

  A new treatment for lung cancer has been approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE),...

• Fri 29th Mar

  
  NICE makes new recommendation for type II diabetes

  A new recommendation has been issued by the National Institute of Care and Health Excellence (NICE) for the treatment...

• Mon 21st Jan

  
  Pharmacists reveal short supply of common medicines

  A spike in the difficulty of sourcing a range of common medicines could leave many patients facing significant...

• Thu 17th Jan

  
  Pharma body calls for action over threat of no-deal...

  The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) has called for concerted action to ensure...

• Fri 11th Jan

  
  NICE approves third biological treatment for asthma

  The National Institute of Health and Clinical excellence (NICE) has recommended that a third biological treatment...

• Wed 19th Dec

  
  Brexit already affecting some drug supplies

  It remains to be seen whether the UK will leave the EU with a deal in place in March, but it appears the pharmaceutical...

• Mon 3rd Dec

  
  NICE approves life-extending lung cancer treatment

  Pembrolizumab, an immunotherapy drug also known as Keytruda, has been made available to thousands of lung cancer...

• Fri 30th Nov

  
  NICE approves new life-extending liver cancer treatment

  The National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has given its approval to a drug that will help...

• Wed 28th Nov

  
  NICE recommends skin cancer drug for approval

  The National Institute for Health and Clinical excellence (NICE) has recommended the use of the skin cancer drug...

• Wed 21st Nov

  
  NICE recommends pioneering therapy for young leukaemia...

  The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended a new treatment for young sufferers...

• Fri 26th Oct

  
  No-deal Brexit may force public to stockpile drugs...

  A no-deal Brexit may force the public to stockpile medicines, pharmaceutical industry leaders have told MPs.Speaking...

• Mon 22nd Oct

  
  Novartis joins Bayer in appealing drug ruling

  Pharmaceutical firm Novartis is joining Bayer in appealing against a ruling that went in favour of 12 NHS clinical...

• Mon 1st Oct

  
  Brexit effect on drug supplies likely to be more complex...

  The expected impact of a no-deal Brexit on pharmaceutical supplies in the UK after March 29th next year could be much...

• Wed 26th Sep

  
  NHS wins eye condition drug case

  NHS pharmacists will be able to go on prescribing a drug for an eye condition at a lower cost to the health service,...

• Thu 20th Sep

  
  Melanoma drug cocktail approved for use on NHS

  A new melanoma drug cocktail has been approved for use on the NHS by the National Institute for Health and Clinical...

• Tue 4th Sep

  
  EMA cuts Britain out as Brexit approaches

  The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has stopped appointing members of the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products...

• Fri 31st Aug

  
  Pharmaceutical industry given no-deal Brexit guidance

  The government has issued the pharmaceutical industry with two letters providing guidance on how to deal with the situation...

• Thu 23rd Aug

  
  NICE advises using honey instead of antibiotics for coughs

  The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and Public Health England (PHE) have published new guidelines...

• Thu 2nd Aug

  
  Major drug makers stockpiling ahead of Brexit

  Drug manufacturers Sanofi and Novartis have confirmed they are stockpiling medicines in case of a no-deal Brexit. With...

• Tue 24th Jul

  
  New malaria drug licensed in US

  The first new malaria drug to be licensed in the United States in 60 years has been hailed as a major breakthrough...

• Tue 3rd Jul

  
  NICE approves alectinib as NHS lung cancer therapy

  The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended the drug alectinib for use on the NHS as a treatment...

• Tue 26th Jun

  
  Multiple sclerosis drug approved for NHS use by NICE

  The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved a new therapy for the treatment of multiple...

• Tue 19th Jun

  
  NICE and SMC approve Tremfya for plaque psoriasis

  A clinically-proven therapy for plaque psoriasis has been recommended for NHS use in England, Wales and Scotland.The...

• Mon 11th Jun
  Lung cancer drug pembrolizumab to be made more widely...
• Thu 31st May
  New leukaemia therapy receives conditional approval...
• Thu 17th May
  NICE approves three multiple sclerosis drugs for NHS use
• Wed 9th May
  NICE recommends promising new treatment for plaque...
• Mon 30th Apr
  Anticholinergics linked to increased dementia risk
• Mon 16th Apr
  Pharmacists and parents urged to be vigilant over scarlet...
• Wed 11th Apr
  New treatment may be able to target drug-resistant...
• Wed 28th Mar
  New menopause drug dramatically reduces hot flushes
• Mon 19th Mar
  NHS England to fund bringing pharmacists into care...
• Wed 7th Mar
  237 million drug errors made in UK each year
• Mon 26th Feb
  NICE gives NHS approval to three new thyroid cancer...
• Wed 14th Feb
  NICE approves new multiple myeloma drug
• Mon 5th Feb
  NICE publishes final ruling on antibiotic use for sore...
• Tue 23rd Jan
  Could onions hold the key to new tuberculosis drugs?
• Tue 16th Jan
  Type 2 diabetes drug could also treat Alzheimers
• Thu 11th Jan
  New drug could remove need for daily HIV medication
• Tue 2nd Jan
  NICE approves new MS drug for routine NHS use
• Wed 13th Dec
  Breakthrough drug could prevent Huntingtons disease
• Tue 5th Dec
  Scientists develop promising new drug to combat migraines
• Tue 28th Nov
  UK paramedics could be given prescribing powers
• Thu 16th Nov
  NICE approves two new life-extending breast cancer...
• Tue 7th Nov
  5 new drugs to be fast-tracked each year for NHS availability...
• Tue 31st Oct
  Stop prescribing antibiotics for sinus infections,...
• Mon 23rd Oct
  New head and neck cancer treatment added to Cancer...
• Wed 11th Oct
  Study raises questions on effectiveness of new cancer...
• Mon 25th Sep
  Pharmacists shouldnt prescribe antibiotics for middle...
• Fri 15th Sep
  Antibiotics should be prescribed to all women in early...
• Thu 7th Sep
  New lung cancer therapy included in Early Access to Medicines...
• Mon 21st Aug
  Study demonstrates value of in-hospital pharmacists
• Tue 15th Aug
  18 of 24 Cancer Drugs Fund treatments given NHS approval...
• Wed 9th Aug
  NICE recommends new life-extending drug for pancreatic...
• Thu 27th Jul
  NICE: Statins should be prescribed to chronic kidney...
• Wed 19th Jul
  NICE gives NHS approval to new kidney cancer drug
• Thu 6th Jul
  Lung cancer and sarcoma drugs now available via Cancer...
• Fri 30th Jun
  NICE approves new Crohns disease drug for NHS use
• Mon 19th Jun
  U-turn sees life-extending cancer drug approved for NHS use
• Mon 5th Jun
  Lung cancer immunotherapy available on NHS for first...
• Tue 30th May
  Beta blockers often prescribed unnecessarily
• Wed 24th May
  Statins ineffective for over-75s
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