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May faces pressure for cross-party talks over NHS future
March 26, 2018Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, Theresa May, UK government, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
A group of close to 100 MPs have demanded that Theresa May set up a parliamentary commission to plot the …
Rising levels of opioid prescriptions puts NHS under pressure
March 16, 2018Medical Communications NHS, biotech, drugs, opioid, pharma, pharmaceutical
It has been found that the number of prescriptions being written for opioid painkillers has risen from 10 million to …
Hammond suggests NHS may receive cash boost
March 14, 2018Medical Communications, Research and Development Autumn Budget, NHS, UK, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
The pressures on the NHS over the winter months exposed serious cracks in the service, with issues regarding underfunding, struggles …
Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week
March 9, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Biogen, Celgene, EMA, Gilead, HIV, Herceptin, Japan, NHS, Ontruzant, Sanofi, opioid crisis, opioids, pharma, real world data, top ten, zinbryta
After a particularly jarring bout of cold weather and snow, we may just have seen off the worst of winter …
NHS trials “world-leading” initiative to cut prostate cancer diagnoses to just days
March 5, 2018Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, MRI, NHS, pharma, prostate cancer
The NHS has revealed plans to cut the average diagnosis times for prostate cancer from six weeks to less than …
UK Government announces prescription price hike to record level
February 27, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, pharma, prescription, price
The UK Government has announced plans to increase prescription charges by 20p, or 2.3%, to a record £8.80, effective 1 …
UK to crack down on 237m annual medication errors
February 23, 2018Medical Communications Jeremy Hunt, NHS, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
A new study commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care has revealed that 237 million medication errors are …
Smartphone ECG device KardiaMobile rolled out to NHS to combat atrial fibrillation
February 14, 2018Research and Development KardiaMobile, NHS, atrial fibrillation, pharma
AliveCor has announced that it has begun the rollout of its KardiaMobile technology to the NHS via the UK’s Academic …
NICE backtracks to recommend Roche’s Gazyvaro in follicular lymphoma
February 12, 2018Sales and Marketing Gazyvaro, NHS, NICE, Roche, follicular lymphoma
Roche has announced that NICE has issued its final decision to recommend the use of its Gazyvaro (obinutuzumab). The glyco-engineered …
NHS tells doctors to order stronger vaccine for next winter
February 7, 2018Medical Communications, Research and Development NHS, biotech, drugs, flu season, pharma, pharmaceutical
England is not alone in being particularly hard hit this flu season, with Australia suffering its worst flu season in …
UK GPs are “undervalued” with 40% looking to quit profession, study finds
February 5, 2018Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing GPs, NHS, UK, health, pharma
Falling numbers of General Practitioners (GPs) in the UK are due to “concerns regarding professional risk in delivering care in …
Faslodex rejected by NICE for NHS breast cancer use
February 2, 2018Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Faslodex, NHS, NICE, UK, pharma
Bad news for breast cancer patients in the UK as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence announces it …
NICE recommends for online and mobile depression programme for trial on NHS
January 24, 2018Research and Development Deprexis, NHS, NICE, app, depression, pharma
NICE has said that a new online and mobile app should be trialled on the NHS in the treatment of …
NHS no longer able to deliver on standards, warn bosses
January 11, 2018Medical Communications NHS, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
The struggles of the NHS this winter are no secret, especially after being front and centre of the first Prime …
Hunt resists move from health secretary position, receives expanded role
January 9, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Jeremy Hunt, NHS, Theresa May, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
As part of Theresa May’s well-publicised cabinet reshuffle, many were expecting Jeremy Hunt to move from his position as Secretary …
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