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Migraine and antiseizure medication topiramate (Topamax) must no longer be prescribed to women and girls unless they fulfil the requirements of a Pregnancy Prevention Programme
24 Jun 2024
Fifty SSPs were issued between 2022 and 2024 compared with 14 SSPs issued between 2019 and 2021.
03 Jun 2024
Somatropin (NutropinAq) 10mg/2ml solution for injection cartridges have been discontinued.
30 May 2024
Maxwellia's emergency contraceptive pill brand LoviOne clinched two awards at the Prolific North Champions Awards.
13 May 2024
Pharmacy team members report spending over an hour each day tackling meds shortages.
09 May 2024
Four charities said they were “inundated with calls” from patients suffering from epilepsy and Parkinson's disease.
26 Apr 2024
Why are medicines shortages getting so severe? A Nuffield Trust report investigates.
18 Apr 2024
The force, which did not name the pharmacy, said it was alerted after the business’s audit revealed the drugs were missing.
15 Apr 2024
The British Generic Manufacturers Association calls on political parties to back the UK’s struggling off-patent medicines sector.
25 Mar 2024
Ganaxolone (Ztalmy) treats cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5) deficiency disorder.
14 Mar 2024
Courier company Gophr selected after 'rigorous' information gathering process
05 Mar 2024
Former British Generic Manufacturers' Association chair Peter Ballard said it is "one of the biggest, most damaging causes" of shortages.
27 Feb 2024
Codeine linctus is to be reclassified to a prescription-only medicine due to the risk of abuse, dependency and overdose, the MHRA has announced.
20 Feb 2024
By collecting genetic samples, the Yellow Card Biobank aims to determine whether a suspected side effect was caused by a specific genetic trait.
13 Feb 2024
Updated regulatory measures are now in place to reduce the known harms from valproate.
09 Feb 2024
Digital healthcare platform Healthera and Uber Direct have announced a partnership to enable the express delivery of prescriptions and over-the-counter medicines
30 Jan 2024
