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Angelus, the only UK charity dedicated to raising awareness of the risks from ‘legal highs’, has achieved its goal of a ban on their sale. The Psychoactive Substances Act has come into force, and [...]

Dyfed Drug and Alcohol Service (DDAS), in partnership with Hywel Dda University Health Board, Dyfed Powys Police, National Probation Service and Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire [...]

194 member states recently made an historic commitment to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. At the 69th World Health Assembly, governments unanimously voted to adopt the first ever Global Viral [...]

Key medical challenges, such as disease diagnosis, identification of the right treatments and improving the health of ageing populations will be tackled UK-wide by the official opening of [...]

A drug for breast cancer that is more effective than existing medicines may be a step closer, thanks to new research. Scientists have identified a chemical compound that is highly effective at [...]

Tens of thousands of people with type 2 diabetes will be eligible for new treatments under new guidance from NICE. The drugs will help to control blood sugar in those patients who cannot take [...]

Llyr Huws Griffiths, Plaid Cymru’s Assembly Member for the North Wales region, recently visited Cohens Pharmacy in Colwyn Bay for a first-hand experience of how community pharmacies serve his [...]

Hot on the heels of the release of the recent NHS Improvement figures – which revealed that the number of antibiotics prescribed by GPs is down by over 2.6 million in one year alone – the Royal [...]

Actelion Pharmaceuticals UK has announced that Uptravi (selexipag), a selective IP prostacyclin receptor agonist, has been granted marketing authorisation for the long-term treatment of pulmonary [...]

PSNC has published its response to the consultation on ‘hub and spoke’ dispensing. This follows discussion between PSNC and the Department of Health to clarify various concerns that PSNC had with [...]