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Health officials are examining evidence on whether distribution rules of some of the most common cold medicines need to change.

Daily Record

Most commonly used cold and flu medicines in the country could be banned

Health experts in the UK and Europe are looking into links between the over-the-counter drugs and serious health conditions

Wales Online

Sudafed, Nurofen cold & flu and Day Nurse could be BANNED over brain disorder links

Medical chiefs in the UK and Europe have launched a review of medicines like Sudafed and Nurofen cold & flu over concerns of one of the ingredients which could cause two rare brain conditions

Daily Mirror

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NHS heart doctor who championed Covid vaccines now wants jabs suspended after death of his father

Dr Aseem Malhotra believes booster was a factor in his father's death at 73 but other specialists insist vaccine saves lives on a huge scale

Wales Online

Covid vaccines for babies as young as six months as UK approves Pfizer jab

Children between the age of six months and four years will receive a dose 10 times lower than that of the adult jab

Wales Online

UK approves Covid vaccines for babies as young as six months could soon get Pfizer jab

Britain's health regulator has today authorised the Pfizer vaccine for infants as young as six months, as the decision opens the door for advisers to choose whether the jab should be given to under-fives

Daily Mirror

Covid: UK health regulator backs Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for babies as young as six months

The move opens the door to vaccinating the country’s youngest children should the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation agree

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Urgent warning for people who take antibiotic due to contamination fears

At least four people fell ill within hours being given a dose from one of the affected batches

Liverpool Echo

Woman killed by herbal remedies she took to treat arthritis

A north London woman suffered liver failure and died after she was given herbal remedies to try to treat her arthritis, an inquest has found.

Evening Standard

HRT medication can now be bought over the counter at highstreet pharmacy

Boots pharmacies are selling the drug Gina - a low-dose hormone replacement therapy aimed at post-menopausal women - following a landmark ruling by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Daily Mirror

Recap Of Friday's Biotech Catalysts - End Of the Day Summary

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Incyte’s (NASDAQ:INCY) Pemazyre (pemigatinib), a selective fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) inhibitor, for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory myeloid/lymphoid neoplasms (MLNs) with FGFR1 rearrangement. Incyte shares traded in a range of $71.38 to $72.98 on day volume of 1.25…

Benzinga

Recap Of Monday's Biotech Catalysts - End Of the Day Summary

Gritstone bio (NASDAQ:GRTS) announced that interim results from the Phase 1/2 trial of GRANITE, its individualized, vaccine-based immunotherapy candidate for solid tumor cancers, were published today in Nature Medicine. The initial results from the study are expected during second half of 2023. Gritstone shares traded in a range of $3.96 to $4.24…

Benzinga

'Next generation' dual-strain Covid-19 vaccine approved in UK

A “next generation” Covid-19 booster jab which is the first to target two strains of the virus has been approved for use in adults in the UK.The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has authorised Moderna’s bivalent vaccine, which targets both the original Covid strain and the Omicron variant.Known…

Evening Standard

'Next generation' Covid jab approved in UK for use in adults

A new coronavirus booster jab has been approved for use in adults.

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Daily Mirror

UK becomes first country to approve new Covid jab specifically targeting Omicron

Moderna's chief medical officer, Dr Paul Burton, previously said that the new jab can boost a person's antibodies to such high levels that it may only be needed annually

The Independent UK

‘Next generation’ Moderna coronavirus booster jab approved for use in UK adults

The jab is the first to target two strains of Covid-19.

Benzinga

Recap Of Tuesday's Biotech Catalysts - End of The Day Summary

European Commission (EC) has approved AbbVie’s (NYSE:ABBV) lead asset RINVOQ (upadacitinib 45 mg [induction dose] and 15 mg and 30 mg [maintenance doses]) for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. AbbVie shares traded in a range of $150.33 to $153.56 on a day volume…

Benzinga

Filsuvez's European Approval Adds Growth Driver For Amryt Pharma

Yesterday, Amryt Pharma plc (NASDAQ:AMYT) received European approval for Filsuvez for partial thickness wounds associated with dystrophic and junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) in patients six months and older. Filsuvez becomes the first approved treatment for EB. HC Wainwright notes that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in the U.K. is expected to grant authorization…

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The Valneva COVID vaccine has been approved for use in the UK – here's what the evidence says

The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved a new COVID vaccine. VLA2001 is manufactured by French pharmaceutical company Valneva for use in the UK and was approved on April 14 for use in adults between the ages of 18 and 50 for first and second doses.

Benzinga

Britain Approves Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine For Kids Aged 6-11 Years

Britain's medicines regulator approved the use of Moderna Inc's (NASDAQ:MRNA) COVID-19 vaccine in children between six and 11 years. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said the approval was granted after Moderna's vaccine, known as Spikevax, met the required safety, quality, and effectiveness standards. Read Next: Why Did Moderna Recall Thousands Of COVID-19…

Evening Standard

Valneva Covid vaccine approved for use in UK

Government has no plans to make the jab available on NHS in England, despite funding its development, but 25,000 doses are being offered to Scotland

Benzinga

AstraZeneca's COVID-19 Therapy Approved In Britain As Preventive Option

Britain's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

Daily Mirror

UK approves fifth Covid vaccine - and it could be used as booster jab for winter

The jab, made by manufacturer Novavax, has been authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) after safety, quality and effectiveness tests

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