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Generics group says VPAG may lead to shortages

Among those celebrating today’s agreement on a voluntary rebate scheme for branded medicines in the UK, there are dissenting voices, including a group representing manufac

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'Landmark' deal reached on UK voluntary rebate scheme

After months of wrangling, an agreement has finally been reached on a successor to the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access (VPAS), the system of reve

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UK to make oral contraceptives available OTC next month

Starting next month, around half a million women will be able to get oral contraceptives from a pharmacy without seeing their doctor first, under changes introduced by NHS

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Generic breast cancer drug cleared for prevention in England

Almost 30 years after it was first licensed as a treatment for breast cancer, aromatase inhibitor anastrozole has been cleared for preventive use in women at high risk of

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Study finds higher cancer rate in patients given ‘all clear’

An intriguing UK study has found that people who get urgent referrals for suspected cancer, but were found not to have cancer after all, had a higher-than-expected risk ov

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England hastens COVID vaccinations on BA.2.86 concern

NHS England has said it will start offering flu and COVID-19 vaccinations to people from 11th September, as concern rises about a new coronavirus variant that is spreading

Generics group says VPAG may lead to shortages

'Landmark' deal reached on UK voluntary rebate scheme

UK to make oral contraceptives available OTC next month

Generic breast cancer drug cleared for prevention in England

Study finds higher cancer rate in patients given ‘all clear’

England hastens COVID vaccinations on BA.2.86 concern

NHS staff 'feel unprepared for digital transformation'

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