Getty Images Pharmacists have warned that “one of the worst” examples of medicine shortages is affecting cancer patients. Creon, a pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (Pert), helps digestion and is required by patients with pancreatic cancer, cystic fibrosis, and chronic pancreatitis. It is thought more than 61,000 patients in the UK need the medicine. Some patients … Read more
Getty Images Many pharmacies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland could cut their opening hours in protest over government funding, if a “work-to-rule” ballot passes. The National Pharmacy Association says its unprecedented ballot of members could mean chemists keeping strictly to the 40 hours a week they are required to open in the government contract. … Read more
Pharmacists have warned people not to buy fake weight-loss jabs online as a shortage of Ozempic is expected to stretch into next year. The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) suggested there could be a possible “explosion in the unlicensed sale of medication online” as a result. Weight-loss injections have been popularised with celebrity endorsements and before … Read more
Those with the condition say their struggle to get the drugs they need is causing increasing anxiety. Source link
Chemists can now prescribe antibiotics and other treatments without patients seeing a doctor. Source link
Many people are needlessly avoiding the most common antibiotics, which are the most effective. Source link
Lucknow: Soon, heart patients and their caregivers across the country will soon get answers to all their queries in their own language in just one click, as the Cardiological Society of India(CSI) will launch a digital platform that will guide the community on various heart conditions. The platform, which is likely to be available for … Read more
Hospital chief executive Alex Whitfield tells the BBC about the strain put on A&Es this winter. Source link
New Delhi: It’s an evergreen joke that nobody can read a doctor’s handwriting, not even the doctor! Well, health professionals do write prescriptions in a rushed manner as they work long hours, attending several patients in a day.And then it becomes quite difficult to understand or even identify the medicines mentioned in the prescription and … Read more
High demand, due to rising strep A cases, has led to four antibiotics being added to a banned export list. Source link