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Alert - Multiple products: Sandoz Ltd

Sandoz Limited - Multiple Product Drug Alert - Baclofen 10mg Tablets; Fluoxetine 20mg Capsules... More

Amlodipine - Strandhaven Ltd

Class 2 Drug Alert (Action within 48 hours): Strandhaven Limited - Amlodipine 5mg and... More

Swine flu: primary care to take lead

Antivirals will no longer be used to prevent the spread of swine influenza in... More

Green light for gefitinib

AstraZeneca's anticancer drug gefitinib (Iressa) has been given the green light from the European... More

New flu may not spread like regular flu

The new H1N1 influenza strain may be just a little less catching than seasonal... More

Pharmacists advised to contact PCOs to help them plan for flu

Practising pharmacists have been advised by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society to get in touch... More

NHS to pay the obese to lose weight

Men and women are to be paid to lose weight in the first scheme... More

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Self-help 'makes you feel worse'

Bridget Jones is not alone in turning to self-help mantras to boost her spirits, but a study warns they may have the opposite effect.... More

First swine flu death in London

A 19-year-old man has died after contracting swine flu in London, health authorities confirm.... More

Pharmacist pay premium rejected

Unions attack ministers' rejection of a proposal for a national recruitment and retention premium for junior pharmacists.... More

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Safety questions after flat fire

Questions are raised about the design of a South London block of flats after a fire which killed six people.... More

Calm urged after N Korea missiles

Russia, China and the US call for calm after North Korea test-fires a series of missiles off its east coast, defying UN sanctions.... More

Serena powers to Wimbledon title

Serena Williams ends her sister's recent dominance at Wimbledon with a straight-sets victory in the final.... More

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