Insulin pen design can lead to missed doses for people with disabilities, patient safety investigation body finds
The Health Services Safety Investigations Body said that patients with disabilities experience recurring issues with insulin pen devices....
A prescribing service for Englands pharmacies: everything you need to know
What can the pharmacy sector expect from an NHS prescribing service in England and how will it be carried out?...
Medicines regulator to outsource some drug assessment work to private firms
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said that three companies have been given contracts to provide assessments of clinical...
Communication of risks of psychiatric side effects with fluoroquinolone antibiotics to be reviewed following death
A patient who had taken his own life began taking prescribed ofloxacin the day before his death after a previously...
MHRA extends approval for gene-editing therapy to patients aged five years and over
Casgevy will now be used to treat younger patients with sickle-cell disease or transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia....
Scotland to require registration for anyone selling vaping and nicotine products
The Scottish government said that registration will not be required for the sale of medically licensed products such as nicotine...