UK government signs new deals for COVID-19 vaccines
The UK Government has secured two further deals which will secure access to 90 million doses of experimental vaccines against … read more »
SMC two weeks away from restarting appraisals
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) is to restart appraisal committee meetings from August. The SMC has already restarted meetings of … read more »
Estimated 2.4 million waiting for cancer screening, tests and treatment in UK
New figures from Cancer Research UK estimate that 2.4 million people in the UK are waiting for cancer screening, tests … read more »
MHRA stalls sale of home COVID-19 antibody tests
Recent updates by the UK MHRA have been made to the guidance for COVID-19 tests and testing public and professional … read more »
EMA encourages early discussions to improve evidence generation
The European Medicines Agency (EMA), in collaboration with other parties, has published two scientific articles encouraging early discussions between developers … read more »
NHS COVID-19 Test and Trace service launches in England
The NHS Test and Trace service, designed to identify, contain and control COVID-19, has launched across England. Individuals who test … read more »
SMC suspends meetings during COVID-19 pandemic
The SMC has indefinitely suspended meetings of its SMC Committee and New Drugs Committee until further notice as a result … read more »
Select patients to receive COVID-19 drug remdesivir in hospitals under early access
Patients meeting specific criteria will be provided remdesivir in hospitals on the NHS, the MHRA have announced. The Medicines and … read more »
NIHR issues guidance to restart paused research activities
In response to the declining number of new cases of COVID-19 in England, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) … read more »
Latest updates on COVID-19 therapy development
The World Health Organization has announced that it is temporarily halting trials of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a treatment … read more »
