MPs should vote for the Brexit deal to ensure medical stockpiles do not run out, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has told the Commons. Mr Hancock said “voting for the deal
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Some NHS 111 patients are to be booked appointments with their local pharmacist, officials have said. Patients in London with minor illnesses who call the NHS helpline can be sent
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The head of Community Pharmacy Northern Ireland has criticised the Department of Health for ignoring repeated calls to save the service. Community pharmacists say they have been warned by
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Thousands of patients are being denied prescriptions for cannabis despite the law change because of “botched and cruel” medical guidance, MPs have warned. Conservative former minister Sir Mike Penning was
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Doctors will be able to prescribe cannabis products to patients in the UK from today. Home Secretary Sajid Javid announced last month that new regulations would come into force on
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Anyone with a credit card can buy a “lethal combination” of drugs online, health inspectors have said as they called for the public to be better informed about the dangers
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A new antibiotic which acts as a “Trojan horse” has proved effective against drug-resistant bacteria, researchers have said. Scientists say trials on 448 people with kidney or urinary tract infections
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The cost of anti-psychotic medication increased by more than 200% in a year mainly due to drug shortages, new data shows. NHS figures for Scotland reveal the gross ingredient cost
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New pilots to reduce reliance on prescription medication by prescribing interventions to improve mental health have been announced by Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething. Mind Cymru and the British Red Cross
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One of the Government’s key advisers on the use of antidepressants has resigned from the role citing harassment after claims he made about coming off the drugs drew widespread derision
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