Government and pharma strike new NRT ‘kickback’ deal
November 21, 2003GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer and Novartis have all agreed special new deals with the government to provide extra smoking cessation products to …
Foundation plans narrowly escape defeat
November 20, 2003The government has won a crucial House of Commons vote on foundation hospitals with a majority of just seventeen votes.The …
Wanted: nurse entrepreneurs
November 20, 2003Independent nurse prescribing is to be expanded into 10 new medical areas as part of the latest extension of their …
Compromise reached on Medicare reform
November 18, 2003US politicians have moved closer to agreement on how to reform the country's healthcare system to include insurance for prescription …
Breakthrough offers hope of diabetes cure
November 14, 2003Researchers in the US have succeeded in transforming cells from the spleen into insulin producing cells in mice, offering hope …
Merck drops depression drug
November 14, 2003US pharma company Merck has stopped development of a new depression drug in late-stage clinical trials, casting doubt over the …
US healthcare ‘in danger of collapse’
November 13, 2003The US healthcare system is in "imminent danger of collapse" and needs radical reform, according to one of the country's …
Slimmed down Bayer rules out merger
November 12, 2003Bayer has unveiled a radical reorganisation of its business, including a refocused pharmaceutical division, but ruled out looking for a …
GlaxoSmithKline to open biotech research centre
November 12, 2003GlaxoSmithKline is to create a new drug discovery group focused on biopharmaceuticals to capitalise on the potential of its large …
‘European FDA’ one step closer
November 6, 2003Europe looks set to emulate US medicines regulator the FDA by transferring responsibility from national agencies to a single centralised …
Lords reject ‘shambolic’ foundation plans
November 6, 2003The government's controversial plans to create foundation hospitals have been rejected by the House of Lords.Peers singled out for particular …
NHS launches ‘one-stop’ website
November 6, 2003A new one-stop NHS website portal for the public and patients has been officially launched by the government.The site has …
Supplementary prescribing
November 6, 2003NHS, healthcare, pharmacist, supplementary prescribing
Supplementary prescribing by pharmacists will soon become a reality. The first wave of pharmacy supplementary prescribers begin their courses this …
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