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Government to allow pharmacists to use alternative forms of penicillin

Serious Shortage Protocols to be issued as high demand results in shortage of supplies

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Strep A kills three more children as UK activates alternative medicines plan

At least 19 children have died and scarlet fever cases are more than treble what they were in previous high season

The Guardian - UK

Investors In China Stocks Operating Blind Under New Covid Policies

China stocks booked broad losses Thursday as Covid cases appeared to be increasing. Analysts advise caution ahead of China's Lunar New Year.

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IBD Stock Of The Day Vertex Eyes A Brighter 2023 On Moderna, Crispr Plans

Vertex is the IBD Stock Of The Day. The FDA signed off on its newest study in cystic fibrosis, but VRTX stock is trading sideways.

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'Limited' supply of Strep A antibiotics as Scottish Government issue alert

Latest figures show a steep rise in cases of the bacteria since peaks seen in 2016.

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Strep A medicine shortage alert issued by government as pharmacists given more powers

Shortage warnings have been issued by the government for three types of penicillin medicines - after 19 children were now confirmed to have died in the UK with Strep A since September

Daily Mirror

Strep A antibiotics shortage prompts emergency drugs switch for pharmacists

Pharmacists granted powers to supply alternative penicillin

The Independent UK

Strep A: ‘Serious shortage protocols’ issued for three penicillin medicines

Pharmacists to be allowed to prescribe alternatives amid shortages

Evening Standard

India says samples taken from pharma firm linked to Gambia deaths meet required standards

India has told the World Health Organization that samples taken from Indian pharmaceutical company Maiden Pharma, whose products were linked to the deaths of children in Gambia, have been found to comply with required specifications.

Reuters

Major supply notice issued over Strep A antibiotics in Scotland

A major update has been issued regarding the supply of Strep A antibiotics in Scotland amid a surge in cases.

The National (Scotland)

States press Biden to lower drug prices

President Joe Biden has endorsed the approach, but his administration has yet to greenlight a state plan

Salon

Creditors of collapsed Testerworld come forward but likely to lose more than £28m

Administrators of the failed drugs supplier say there is unlikely to be funds available to meet claims

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Ebola vaccines produced lasting antibodies during trial: Studies

Studies in West Africa said the vaccines developed by Johnson & Johnson and Merck & Co appear to be safe in children.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: By embracing anti-Fauci and QAnon conspiracies, Musk tests how low Twitter can sink

People trying to track the intellectual and moral deterioration of Twitter under its new owner, Elon Musk, have gotten a few more data points to work with in recent days.

Reuters

China's COVID scare sparks run on flu medicines, test kits as far away as Australia

The rising alarm over COVID-19 spreading in China was felt in pharmacies in Hong Kong, Macau, and in some neighbourhoods in Australia, as people hunted for fever medicines and virus test kits to send to family and friends on the mainland.

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: How antibiotic shortages are holding back the fight against Strep A

In today’s newsletter: Pharmacists had warned about a supply shortage before rising cases of the infection were reported – were they right?

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The Independent UK

A week into easing, uncertainty over China virus direction

A week after China eased some of its strictest COVID-19 containment measures, uncertainty remains over the direction of the pandemic

Daily Mirror

Nick Cannon explains why he turned down chemotherapy treatment for late son Zen

Nick Cannon has revealed the news doctors gave him prior to deciding against his son Zen having chemotherapy last year

Chronicle Live

Drug companies accused of hiking antibiotics prices amid Strep A outbreak

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the price of antibiotics after prices recently are said to have shot up

Tribune News Service

Pfizer to sell Paxlovid in China as COVID cases surge

Pfizer Inc. cemented a deal first announced in March to sell its antiviral medication Paxlovid in China through a state-owned company, adding to supply of COVID treatments in the country that’s now facing a massive infection surge.

Reuters

J&J and Merck Ebola vaccines produce lasting antibodies in children and adults -studies

Ebola vaccines developed by Johnson Johnson and Merck Co produced virus-fighting antibodies and appear to be safe in children and adults, according to data from two studies published on Wednesday.

The Street

A $4 Billion Cash Payment Lifts This Small-Cap Biotech

Ventyx Biosciences jumped 20% after Takeda handed a competitor $4 billion in cash for rights to a drug candidate still in clinical trials.

The Independent UK

Strep A – five times more penicillin prescribed compared with three weeks ago

It comes as experts urged parents to take up the offer of a flu jab to protect their child from ‘co-infection’.

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