Pharmacy regulator canvasses pre-registration tutors Pre-registration tutors are being asked by the General Pharmaceutical Council what they need to be better supported in their job.…
Support for Bill to allow terminal cancer patients access to drugs in development A private members Bill that seeks to allow doctors to prescribe investigational drugs to terminally ill cancer patients has won government backing.…
Public call for Roche to cut price of breast cancer drug An online petition calls on the drug company Roche to lower the price of its breast cancer drug Kadcyla to make it cheap enough to be made available on the NHS.…
National minor ailment scheme could help save NHS £1bn Community pharmacists in England could help save the NHS up to £1bn a year if they were contracted to run a national minor ailments service.…
Study identifies how gold nanoparticles penetrate skin Scientists have identified key characteristics that enhance a nanoparticle’s ability to penetrate skin which could have implications for the delivery of medicines.…
Medication errors common in children A child is subject to a medication error every eight minutes in the United States, according to research that analysed calls to national poison hotlines.…
Pharmacy is striding forwards Sandra Gidley reports on the discussions she led at the Liberal Democrats Party Conference.…
Human embryonic stem cells appear to be safe for use in macular degeneration Visual acuity improved in the eyes of patients with macular degeneration being treated with embryonic stem cells.…
Review considers strategies for intracranial artery stenosis Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with stenting (PTAS) and medical therapy is linked with a higher risk of stroke than medical therapy alone.…
Price cut of 25% proposed for medicines on statutory scheme in England The maximum price pharmaceutical companies can charge the NHS for branded medicines could be reduced by 25% under proposals by the Department of Health.…