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A newly-developed drug can prevent the most common type of pancreatic cancer from growing and spreading in laboratory mice, according to a study led by Cedars-Sinai. The study, published recently [...]

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has announced that Tamara Cairney and Andrew Carruthers have joined the Scottish Pharmacy Board as co-opted board members. Tamara is a pharmacist in a split [...]

People who incorrectly believe that they are allergic to penicillin are unnecessarily put at an increased risk of developing MRSA or C difficile, NICE has warned. As a result, healthcare staff [...]

The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved Lumoxiti (moxetumomab pasudotox-tdfk) injection for intravenous use for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory hairy [...]

Hundreds of patients with a type of advanced skin cancer are set to benefit from a new treatment, dabrafenib plus trametinib. NICE’s positive recommendation applies to adults who have stage III [...]

An election will take place for a new National Pharmacy Association (NPA) board member in Scotland after Noel Wicks stepped down from his role as Scotland representative, after seven years last [...]

The countdown to the 2019 Northern Ireland Pharmacy Conference – in partnership with the Pharmacists’ Defence Association – is officially on. We are all working hard – but are we working smart? [...]

The PDA (Pharmacists’ Defence Association) has released the highly-anticipated second chapter of the Pharmacy Technicians Report that assesses the current roles and capabilities of pharmacy [...]

A drug used to treat inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis, and vasculitis, as well as to prevent organ rejection in transplant patients, has been identified as an important contributor to skin [...]

Scientists at the University of Manchester have developed the first non-antibiotic drug to successfully treat tuberculosis in animals. The team hope that the compound – developed after 10 years [...]