Newly approved head and neck cancer treatment improves care for first time in more than 20 years Guidance says that pembrolizumab can be administered before surgery, after surgery with radiotherapy, and with or without chemotherapy.…
It is ‘vital’ that patients access weight-loss jabs from pharmacies, says London health committee A report by the London Assembly Health Committee recommended strict safeguards to ensure that only the eligible can purchase weight-loss drugs, as well as comprehensive wrap-around care for patients.…
Coroner says ICB should consider remedies for long-term opioid use on ‘regional basis’ A patient who had been prescribed opioids since 2011 died after taking a higher than prescribed dose of fentanyl, alongside prescribed codeine.…
NHS proposes removing masculinising and feminising hormones as routine treatments for under-18s In consultation documents, NHS England said it had concluded there was not enough evidence to suggest that feminising and masculinising medicines are safe or clinically effective enough for the treatment to be routinely available for children and young people.…
Pharmacies to signpost Enfield families towards vaccinations amid measles outbreak The London Assembly Health Committee heard that Enfield Council intended to use pharmacies to inform residents that the measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccination is the most effective way to prevent measles.…
EMA proposes modifying pre-existing clinical trials during public health emergencies Draft guidance has suggested trial adaptations, including changing endpoints, introducing new patient cohorts, adding new trial arms and adapting randomisation.…
NICE recommends first licensed treatment for vitiligo Guidance says that ruxolitinib cream can be used as treatment for vitiligo if other first-line treatments — such as including topical corticosteroids and light therapy — do not work.…
Government to ‘strengthen’ out-of-hours support for palliative care services In response to a House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee evaluation of palliative care services in England, the government said integrated palliative care services are “central to the shift towards community-based care”.…
Two-fifths of children have seen weight-loss drugs online despite ban The results of a survey conducted by the Children’s Commissioner revealed that girls were more likely than boys to see adverts for weight-loss injections online.…
Morrisons to sell ‘dozens’ of pharmacies According to Rami Baitieh, chief executive of Morrisons, the cuts are a “necessary part of our plans to renew and reinvigorate Morrisons”.…
