UK government to review access to new medicines and diagnostics Plans may include integrating the health service with life sciences research to bring innovations to patients faster.…
EU and US criticise Russia over protectionist measures for its pharmaceutical industry The European Union (EU) and the United States have criticised Russia’s move away from open trade and introduction of policies that discriminate against foreign imports, including pharmaceuticals and medical devices.…
UNAIDS sets target of 90% of people with HIV receiving treatment by 2020A fast-track approach is needed over the next five years for the AIDS epidemic to cease to be a global health threat by 2030, according to a report by UNAIDS released on 18 November 2014.…
Yakshadevi Kamlesh Patel diesOn 27 June, Yakshadevi Kamlesh Patel, aged 56, of 15 Alders Close, Edgware, Middlesex HA8 9QQ. Mrs Patel registered in 1980 and left the Society in 2011.…
Disillusioned with the future of pharmacyAfter becoming qualified and working as a locum community pharmacist for over a year, I am already disillusioned by what the future of pharmacy will be. I agree with Adnan Baig’s letter ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2014:293:524) regarding how an uncontrolled, competitive market wil…
WHO joins drive to make all clinical trial data publicly available The World Health Organization has issued an official statement to encourage pharmaceutical companies to publicly disclose clinical trial results.…
Winter pressures funding14 November 2014: The government announced that a further £300m is being invested to help the NHS in England deal with winter pressures this year. As part of the announcement, patients are being encouraged to make more use of pharmacists and seek early advice from them. The Royal Pharmace…
Beware the power of knowing your customerThe new profiling tool on the YouGov website is entertaining but has the potential to mislead, writes Emma Page…
Role of chief scientific adviser at European Commission scrapped Move to scrap the role of chief scientific adviser has been described as ‘deeply disappointing’.…
NHS expenditure on prescribed medicines up by 7.6%, with 15.1% increase in hospital sector The cost of medicines prescribed by hospitals in England increased by 15.1% to £5.8bn in 2013–2014 compared with the previous year.…
