The world’s first coronavirus treatment could save thousands of lives across the world in what is being hailed as a “major breakthrough”. A study of dexamethasone suggests it is the
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People are being urged not to stockpile medicines and not to visit pharmacies if they have symptoms of infection as pressure on the sector increases amid the coronavirus pandemic. Community
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Campaigners have expressed their “disappointment” over plans to increase prescription charge in England. From April 1, the single prescription cost will rise from £9 to £9.15. The Government also announced
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A drug has shown promising potential to tackle the debilitating movement side effects of medication used to treat Parkinson’s disease, a study has suggested. Researchers looked at the effects of
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Pharmacists will be asked to contact patients discharged from hospitals to advise over medications in a bid to relieve the burden on the NHS. Health Secretary Matt Hancock (pictured) announced
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Families with severely epileptic children say they continue to be denied NHS prescriptions for medical cannabis despite a law change in 2018. Parents claim they are having to pay more
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Thousands of lives could be saved by a new heart disease drug that health officials hope will become widely available on the NHS as early as next year. Patients will
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More than 100,000 patients have been referred to pharmacists through a scheme intended to ease the pressure on surgeries and hospitals. Some 114,275 patients with minor illnesses or urgent medication
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Women should be able to take abortion pills in their own home without seeing a doctor face-to-face, leading medics have said. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) says
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Two cannabis-based medicines have been recommended for use on the NHS for the first time. Epidyolex has been approved for two rare types of epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut and Dravet syndromes, while
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