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Tag: medicines
LifeArc and MRC launch toolkit to navigate medicines repurposing
Medicines repurposing offers new avenues for treating a range of common and rare diseases
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£3m worth of illegally sold meds and devices seized in UK
Under Operation Pangea, officers were also able to shut down or block 113,000 illegally operating websites
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Gov awards urgent meds freight contracts
UPS, DFDS and Biocair will handle express freight services to deliver medicines and medical products within 24 to 48 hours in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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Report shows no-deal Brexit is still a “highly uncertain environment”
The National Audit Office report states that despite the extensive preparations, there still remains a “significant amount to do before 31 October.”
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NHS saves more than £700m on medicines costs
A huge part of the saving was made up by AbbVie’s Humira losing its patent.
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UK ‘running out of time’ to eliminate no-deal Brexit disruption
Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, expressed concerns about the plans.
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Public unaware of how to verify legitimacy of online pharmacies, survey finds
Millions of people in the UK could be putting their health at risk because they do not know how to check the safety of medicines they bought online, suggest findings of a new survey.
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ABPI warns of greater exposure to fake meds under no-deal Brexit
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has expressed fears that the UK will drop out of the “safest medicines system in the world” in the event of no-deal Brexit.
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MHRA responds to consultation on Brexit no-deal proposals
In advance of the UK leaving the European Union on 29 March 2019, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has released a statement detailing its preparations for the event of a no-deal Brexit scenario.
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Health secretary orders review of overprescribing
Health secretary Matt Hancock has ordered a review of patients who take multiple medicines, to ensure they are receiving the most appropriate treatment for their needs, and avoid needless overprescribing.
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Lords ask Minister for clarity on access to medicine after Brexit
The House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee has written to health secretary Matt Hancock asking for clarity on the government’s contingency preparations to ensure the UK has continued access to medicines and medical products in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit.
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