Pharmaceuticals industry
GSK boss warns UK life sciences at ‘tipping point’ despite Sunak’s R&D pledge
Emma Walmsley says ambition to be pharma superpower at risk unless improvements made in key areas
Julia Kollewe
01, Feb, 2023 @5:08 PM
Informed consent for antidepressants | Letter
Letter: Dr John Read says people should be told of potential negative effects when these drugs are first offered to them
31, Jan, 2023 @6:26 PM
‘The worst it’s ever been’: mysterious US Adderall shortage puts ADHD patients at risk
In recent months, patients have reported problems filling nearly every type of ADHD medication prescription – and no one seems to know why
Wilfred Chan
30, Jan, 2023 @6:00 AM
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed review – Nan Goldin’s gripping takedown of the Sackler pharma family
Laura Poitras’s Oscar-nominated documentary chronicles the artist’s crusade against the philanthropic US billionaires fuelling of the opioid crisis
Wendy Ide
28, Jan, 2023 @3:00 PM
Ignore the ‘superpower’ boasts – UK pharma looks superchallenged
NHS crisis, withdrawal of tax credits and exit from EU blamed for fall in UK share of R&D market
Nils Pratley
25, Jan, 2023 @5:16 PM
Lloyds Pharmacy to close all 237 Sainsbury’s outlets
Group says move due to ‘changing market conditions’ as industry warns of insufficient government funding
Sarah Butler
19, Jan, 2023 @8:08 PM
Frost renews call to exclude medicines from Northern Ireland Brexit rules
Industry figures warn of supply ‘cliff edge’ when new regulations come into effect in December
Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent
19, Jan, 2023 @12:29 PM
Concern as proportion of children in England on antipsychotics doubles
Researchers find overall percentage increase from 0.06% in 2000 to 0.11% in 2019 although safety in children not fully established
Andrew Gregory Health editor
10, Jan, 2023 @11:30 PM
Shortage of cold medicines in UK is government’s fault, say pharmacists
Pharmacy leaders cite ministers’ ‘lack of planning’ amid problems obtaining common products
Tom Ambrose and agency
04, Jan, 2023 @10:46 PM
FDA under fire over approval of Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm
House of Representatives report details ‘corporate greed’ and ‘atypical review process’ preceding agency’s approval of Biogen’s drug
Edward Helmore
29, Dec, 2022 @9:19 PM
Aptamer: the York biotech working on precision cancer treatments
UK firm links with up global drug firms to make synthetic antibodies capable of binding to targets such as tumour cells
Julia Kollewe
25, Dec, 2022 @12:00 PM
US health agency accused of bowing to drug industry with new opioid guidance
Doctors say CDC’s softer guidelines ‘tossing aside’ safety limits put lives at risk as opioid epidemic continues to rage in the country
Chris McGreal
17, Dec, 2022 @10:00 AM
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