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Breast cancer drug Enhertu recommended for NHS use

Newborn incubator in a modern neonatal unit during a bright day in a hospital

Insulin storage in neonatal units should be digitally restricted, inquiry says

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MHRA reviewing risks and safeguards for propranolol use in anxiety

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NHS England to review guidance for pain management in ketamine users following patient death

Ventolin inhaler and Aerochamber spacers (child and infant); commonly prescribed medication for asthma treatment

Large areas of England do not commission enough childhood asthma tests

London.UK. December 22nd 2021.Chemists ramp up Covid testing ahead of Christmas.

Healthcare professionals will receive ‘clear and scalable’ psychological support in a future pandemic, government says

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Anti-racism requirements should be mandated across AI, says NHS race body

Features & analysis

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Everything you need to know about the push for microbiome medicine development

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GLP-1s: what is behind the variation in efficacy?

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Danger ahead: the growing threat of fungal disease and antifungal resistance

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Lost in fine print: how patient information leaflets are failing patients

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Why do women in England’s poorest areas have lower rates of HRT prescribing?

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Next frontier: crystallising the future of medicines

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Spotlight: The battle for EPS nominations

Opinion

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Push for progress: what the rare diseases framework extension means for patients and the future of UK innovation

‘We’re in our early days’: the Royal College of Pharmacy’s first national advisory council chairs on their priorities

Can simulation help foundation trainee pharmacists prepare for prescribing?

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Pharmacy must protect its scientific identity

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How we led a quality driven diabetes switching programme for generic dapagliflozin

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Making pharmacy foundation training genuinely inclusive requires system‑level change

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Training to spot microaggressions should be mandatory in pharmacy foundation education

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