The MHRA has recalled three batches of blood pressure and heart medication Irbesartan due to contamination fears

GPs are bbanned from advertising and offering private healthcare services in their surgeries under their new contract

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has committed to ending the transmission of HIV in England by 2030

The new national Operational Response Centre (ORC) includes NHS England and Public Health England

Pharmacy-based hypertension services have potential to improve both public health and NHS efficiency, the CCA said

The BMA says pharmacists dispensing “therapeutic equvalents” to prescribed medicines may lead to unforeseen risks

It will promote the advice and clinical services on offer in community pharmacy to help people with minor ailments

PSNC is encouraging pharmacy teams to get to grips with the app, which will allow patients to manage repeat prescriptions

Costing the NHS £20 per dose, TIV-HD is more than twice as expensive as the next most costly licensed vaccine

PHE says immunity levels within some age groups are well below the levels needed to prevent measles from spreadin

The UK is the first major economy to adopt air quality goals based on WHO recommendations

New ONS data reveals that NHS productivity for the financial year ending 2017 grew by three per cent in England

The Government is consulting on plans to restrict promotions of food and drink products high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS)

Hancock was presented with concerns about the possibility of “soaring costs” in the event of a no deal Brexit

Most sufferers have a flu strain that is “well matched” to this year’s vaccine, PHE reports

The pharmacist’s “personalised and caring approach” facilitated discussions, study participants said

A study using UK data suggests that gabapentinoid prescribing has tripled since 2007

There are 51 drugs of which a single adult dose could kill an infant, according to a new list

The role of “clinical pharmacists” will grow while community pharmacy may undergo “further efficiencies”

Prescriptions from EU countries will continue to be recognised in the UK after Brexit, says the MHRA in updated guidance