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Limit TB drugs to one month’s supply, warns MHRA amid shortages

Prioritise active TB cases to conserve supplies, MHRA tells prescribers

31 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

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NICE recommends immunotherapy tablet for birch pollen allergy

Patients require positive skin prick or blood tests confirming allergy before accessing the therapy.

22 Jul 2025 , 2 Min Article

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MHRA approves first needle-free adrenaline nasal spray

EURneffy (adrenaline 2mg): ready-to-use, needle-free intranasal spray for emergency treatment of anaphylaxis.

21 Jul 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Champix is back in the UK

Pfizer is reintroducing its Champix prescription only smoking cessation medicine into the UK after withdrawing it over safety concerns in 2021.

01 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Starting statins early may prevent MI and stroke

Patients with diabetes who start statins promptly reduce chances of MI and ischemic stroke by one third, researchers say.

09 Jun 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Antibiotics in under-2s predict higher childhood BMI

Antibiotic-treated children were 20 per cent more likely than controls to be obese at 12 years of age.

22 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Guselkumab approved for treatment of Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis

Guselkumab already approved for plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, but studies show it is also effective in moderate to severe Crohn’s disease and UC.

20 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Rowlands Pharmacy partners with tech company to offer ear care services

Rowlands Pharmacy's collaboration with TympaHealth will see its branches conduct ear examinations via video using the latter's digital platform.

08 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacies receive inappropriate antibiotic requests ‘at least once a day’

Public swapping unused antibiotics on Facebook, finds new NPA survey

06 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Bacteria resistant to one of the newest antibiotics on NHS, study reveals

Analysing data from 2016 to 2020, researchers found 6.3 per cent of bacteria showed resistance to ceftazidime/avibactam.

29 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Clinical briefing: When asthma inhalers run out

Many years ago, during a rough patch with my asthma, I was worried that I would not know when my pressurised metered dose inhaler (pMDI) was almost empty, our clinical editor remembers...

24 Mar 2025 , 4 Min Article

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Antibiotic supply rate far higher for Pharmacy First vs Welsh scheme

Pharmacy First sore throat consultations more than twice as likely to lead to a supply.

13 Mar 2025 , 3 Min Article

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Micronutrient deficiency common in type 2 diabetes

Micronutrient deficiency is common among people with type 2 diabetes, according to new research.

06 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Could cholesterol changes point to dementia?

Cholesterol levels may be a new biomarker for identifying people at risk of dementia, suggests a new study.

04 Mar 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Nemolizumab approved for prurigo nodularis and atopic dermatitis

Nemolizumab (Nemluvio, Galderma) has been approved by the MHRA for the treatment of two skins conditions.

18 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Drop barriers to pharmacy PrEP provision, MPs urge minister

Health minister Karin Smyth urged to consider dropping barriers to PrEP provision

14 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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