Case of bird flu confirmed in UKA case of avian influenza has been confirmed in the UK by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.…
Forces driving the evolution of biologics into biosimilars and biobetters As demand for biologics increases, manufacturers are devising strategies to maximise their returns on investment and benefit patients.…
Increased access to naloxone could cut global deaths from opioid overdose, says WHO The World Health Organization has issued new guidelines to expand access to naloxone in an effort to reduce the number of deaths caused by overdoses of opioids.…
Criticism voiced over new rules for Cancer Drugs Fund Cancer charities and the pharmaceutical industry have expressed concerns over the way cancer medicines are appraised after a revised process for assessing drugs available through the Cancer Drugs Fund was published by NHS England.…
Googling the bloodstream: how disease might be detected with ingested nanoparticles Google is developing technology that combines ingested disease-detecting nanoparticles with a wrist sensor.…
We must be there for those who are victims of abuseThe legacy of abuse can stay with victims for life, writes Chris Chapman, who heard escaped Westboro Baptist Church member Nate Phelps speak last week.…
Lloydspharmacy funds pilot project to improve care of patients after discharge from hospital Lloydspharmacy stores in Liverpool are set to pilot a new model of community pharmacy-based discharge care, as a result of a new research collaboration.…
Major bleeding risk higher for dabigatran than for warfarin, study suggests Research suggests that dabigatran is associated with a higher risk of bleeding compared with warfarin in a US population sample.…
UK drug advisory council warns against limiting duration of methadone therapy Government drug advisers have rejected a proposal by government ministers to impose a time limit on prescribing methadone to heroin addicts.…
Fatal case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy linked to TecfideraA fatal case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy has been reported for the first time in a patient receiving dimethyl fumarate (Tecfidera).…