Oasmia Pharmaceutical AB (NASDAQ: OASM), a developer of a new generation of drugs within human and veterinary oncology, announced positive overall survival results for Paclical/Apealea in the Phase III study that included a total of 789 patients with epithelial ovarian cancer. These preliminary results showed non-inferiority between the two treatment groups: Paclical/Apealea in combination with [...]
Members of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia recently showed their solidarity with the campaign in England against government plans to cut pharmacy services. ‘Lending you our support for the fight ahead,’ said guild Chairman Kos Sclavos, as he lined up with colleagues in Support Your Local Pharmacy t-shirts during a conference in Manchester. National Pharmacy [...]
Pharmaceutical wholesaler Mawdsleys is launching a Cuts Survival Pack’ campaign aimed at helping community pharmacies deal with the impact of government funding reductions. The survival pack, which will be distributed to thousands of local pharmacists in England, highlights how the use of technology, including PMR systems and order management software, in addition to more efficient [...]
Celesio may have to sell pharmacies in 13 areas of England and Wales for its takeover of Sainsbury’s pharmacies business to get the go-ahead. Celesio AG (Celesio), through its subsidiary Lloyds Pharmacy Limited (Lloyds), operates around 1,540 pharmacies across the UK. It intends to acquire 277 Sainsbury’s pharmacy stores, which are generally within or next to Sainsbury’s supermarkets. [...]
CLDA number: CLDA (16)A/02 Taxotere (docetaxel) concentrate for solution for infusion 80mg/4ml (Manufactured by Sanofi) EU/1/95/002/004 Batch Number Expiry Date 5F219A 31 August 2018 Sanofi is recalling the above batch for Taxotere (docetaxel) concentrate for solution for infusion 80mg/4ml. This is due to a software failure while this batch was being filled which resulted in [...]
Preauthorisation of broad-spectrum antibiotics and prospective review after two or three days of treatment should form the cornerstone of antibiotic stewardship programs to ensure the right drug is prescribed at the right time for the right diagnosis. These are among the numerous recommendations included in new guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America [...]
The Belfast Telegraph has reported how a police investigation into a pharmacist suspected of supplying stolen prescription drugs to a street dealer has commenced. The drug in question that’s been associated with the Belfast-based female’s illegal actions is Lyrica – which has been growing in popularity as a street drug. Both the pharmacist and an [...]
PSNC has published a summary of the counter proposal it has made to the Department of Health in response to the government’s proposals for community pharmacy in 2016/17 and beyond. The counter proposal sets out how community pharmacy services, including an emergency supply of medicines service, could be used to generate the savings the NHS [...]
A new report from business intelligence provider GBI Research – Global Viral Infections Market to 2021 – states that the global viral infections market will grow from $74 billion in 2014 to $117.6 billion by 2021, representing a compound annual growth rate of 6.8 per cent. The expanding treatment population, which has resulted from improved [...]
Health authority NICE has recommended a new drug that could help transform the lives of people living in heart failure. Sacubiril valsartan is the first drug of its kind and will look to manage the symptoms of people in the UK with heart failure. In addition, it has the potential to reduce the more than 30,000 [...]
