The  logo

EU

  1. GHP calls for European registers to list prescribers and drug information

    19 Jun 13 | 15.46 | EU

    Pharmacists have called for the creation of two Europe-wide registers — one to include a summary of product information for all... more >

  2. Delve into drug discovery with industrial pharmaceutics

    19 Jun 13 | 13.03 | England EU International Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

    Budding industrial pharmacists can gain valuable experience through postgraduate training. Here, the University of Brighton explains how more >

  3. EMA issues warnings over codeine use

    18 Jun 13 | 16.46 | EU

    Children and young adults who have had surgery to remove their tonsils or adenoids to treat sleep apnoea...

    more >

  4. EMA restricts use of diclofenac

    17 Jun 13 | 17.37 | EU

    Patients who have serious underlying heart or circulatory conditions should not use systemic diclofenac...

    more >

  5. EMA can assess medicines withdrawn without explanation

    14 Jun 13 | 11.40 | EU

    Medicines withdrawn from the market without explanation can now be referred for a safety assessment by the European Medicines Agency...

    more >

  6. Wholesalers highlight financial underpinning of supply chain

    7 Jun 13 | 14.41 | EU

    European full-line pharmaceutical wholesalers last year (2012) bailed out the medicines supply chain to the tune of Euro10.5bn... more >

  7. Alendronate offers bone benefits in cystic fibrosis

    6 Jun 13 | 11.14 | EU

    Alendronate has been shown to improve the bone mineral density of patients with cystic fibrosis, a condition associated with... more >

  8. What can Europe learn from the British experience of POM-to-P switching?

    5 Jun 13 | 13.24 | England EU Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

    In a second article marking the 30th aniversary of the first POM-to-P switch, Sheila Kelly looks at the UK experience and how it could help the case for more switches in Europe

    more >

  9. Cross-border healthcare proposals should not overburden pharmacists

    31 May 13 | 15.49 | EU

    The Government should ensure that community pharmacy is not burdened by cross-border healthcare procedures, according to Pharmacy Voice...

    more >

  10. New draft clinical trial rules backed by MEPs

    31 May 13 | 15.11 | EU

    The European Parliament’s public health committee has endorsed new draft EU rules simplifying procedures for clinical trials...

    more >