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UK launches drug testing service for illicit drugs

February 25, 2019
Sales and Marketing Home office, UK, cocaine, drugs, fentanyl, illicit substances, recreational drugs

The UK Home Office have licensed a drug-checking service for users of illicit substances. The yearlong pilot project, run by …

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Avara Avlon falls into administration putting 270 Bristol jobs at risk

February 21, 2019
Manufacturing and Production AstraZeneca, Avara Avlon, Bristol, CDMO, Jobs, UK, manufacturing

Bristol-based pharma firm Avara Avlon Pharmaceuticals has fallen into administration putting the jobs of all 270 of its staff at …

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Australian firm Althea enters UK medicinal cannabis market

February 13, 2019
Research and Development Epidiolex, GW Pharma, Medical marijuana, NHS, UK, cannabis

Melbourne-based medicinal cannabis company Althea has become one of the first companies to enter the UK market after the British …

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Clinigen shares soar after $210m Novartis cancer drug deal

February 13, 2019
Research and Development Cancer, Clinigen, Novartis, Proleukin, UK, US, oncology

British company Clinigen has bought the rights to sell Novartis’ cancer drug Proleukin in the United States in a deal …

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33% of antibiotics prescribed by NHS are given without associated diagnosis, England’s Chief Medical Officer warns

February 11, 2019
Sales and Marketing AMR, Antibiotics, Dame Sally Davies, England, UK, pharma

A third of the antibiotics prescribed by the NHS are given out despite there being no medical evidence that they …

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FMD would not apply in case of no-deal Brexit

February 8, 2019
Medical Communications EU, FMD, UK, brexit, falsified medicines

The Falsified Medicines Directive would be scrapped in the event of a no deal Brexit, the Association of the British …

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NICE joins forces with Canadian peer to offer scientific advice to the pharma industry

February 6, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CADTH, Canada, NICE, UK, pharma

NICE has announced a collaboration with its Canadian counterpart, the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technology in Health (CADTH), with …

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More than 200 Xanax-related deaths in UK since 2015

February 5, 2019
Manufacturing and Production Pfizer, UK, benzodiazepines, health, public health, xanax

There have been more than 200 deaths linked to misuse of the anti-anxiety drug Xanax in the UK since 2015. …

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100,000 extra GP appointments to be made available in Gloucestershire as part of NHS Long Term Plan

February 4, 2019
Sales and Marketing GP, Gloucestershire, NHS, UK, britain, primare care

GP practices in Gloucestershire are set to offer 100,000 more appointments for patients in the coming year. The initiative comes …

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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust launches mental health clinical trials

February 4, 2019
Sales and Marketing UK, clinical trials, clozapine, mental health, schizophrenia

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust’s Windsor Research Unit is offering patients the chance to participate in clinical trials …

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ABPI warns of skills shortage in UK caused by lack of STEM grads and Brexit

January 30, 2019
Research and Development ABPI, UK, eomployment, skills, stem, work

The UK is falling behind Europe and the rest of the world in regards to the number of students studying …

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Philip Hampton to step down from chairman role at GSK

January 28, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, UK, appointment, pharma

Sir Philip Hampton is stepping down from his role as non-executive chairman of British multinational GlaxoSmithKline. The resignation comes just …

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Novartis warns of huge impact of no-deal Brexit

January 28, 2019
Sales and Marketing EU, Novartis, UK, brexit, no-deal, pharma

Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis has called on the British government to ‘ensure continuity of supply’ in the case of a …

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NHS App begins public rollout across England following successful testing

January 24, 2019
Medical Communications England, NHS, NHS App, UK, health, pharma

NHS England has announced that the NHS app, which will allow patients to book and manage their GP appointments alongside …

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UK government launches plan to control AMR by 2040

January 24, 2019
Medical Communications, Research and Development AMR, Antibiotics, Davos, Matt Hancock, UK

The British government has announced a plan through which it will incentivise pharmaceutical companies to develop drugs aimed at tackling …

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