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Most expensive NHS drug comes off patent
The health service’s most expensive drug has come off patent, which could save it at least £150 million per year by 2021.
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Pregabalin and gabapentin to be reclassified as Class C controlled substances
Pregabalin and gabapentin are to be reclassified as class C controlled substances from April 2019, the government has announced.
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Medical cannabis will be available on prescription from 1 November 2018, UK government announces
Medical products derived from cannabis will be available on prescription from 1 November 2018, the home secretary Sajid Javid, has announced.
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Faulty digital pregnancy tests recalled
Faulty digital pregnancy tests that give a false positive result are being recalled from the UK, the drugs safety watchdog announced on 4 October 2018.
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Health secretary says 5 million genomes will be sequenced in next five years
From 2019, all seriously ill children and adults with certain rare diseases or hard-to-treat cancers will be offered whole-genome sequencing as part of their care, Matt Hancock has said.
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Pharmacy organisations join forces to promote role of pharmacy in long-term future of NHS
A “future-proof” funding model is needed to ensure that pharmacy can maximise its contribution to the long-term future of the NHS, the Company Chemists’ Association has said in its response to an NHS England consultation.
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GSK to move to 'simplified' distribution model
Pharmaceutical company GSK has announced that it will move from its current direct-to-pharmacy model to a reduced wholesaler model.
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NICE guidelines on antidepressant withdrawal in ‘urgent need of correction’, say researchers
More than half of antidepressant users experience withdrawal, with the majority of these describing their withdrawal as ‘moderate’ or ‘severe’, according to results of a systematic literature review of 23 studies.
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Shortage of enhanced flu vaccine for over 65s in Scotland
The adjuvanted trivalent flu vaccination Fluad will not be offered to people in Scotland aged 65–75 years, after problems with procurement of the drug by NHS Scotland.
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First prescription treatment for morning sickness launched in UK
The UK’s first prescription treatment for vomiting and nausea during pregnancy has been launched by pharmaceutical company Alliance Pharma.
