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LATEST UK NEWS

Brown steps up election tactics with cancer care pledges
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has revealed his latest move as the pre-election battle hots up with a promise of free one-to-one home care for cancer patients by specialist nurses.

UK green light for Herceptin in gastric cancer
Patients with gastric cancer in the UK have been given access to a new treatment option following the extended approval of Swiss drugmaker Roche’s biologic Herceptin.

AstraZeneca hooks up with CRT in major cancer deal
AstraZeneca and Cancer Research Technology are putting their heads together under a major three-year pact designed to generate “a stream” of new therapies targeting cancer metabolism.

Scottish cost regulators OKs Alimta and Stelara for NHS use
The Scottish Medicines Consortium has approved the use of Eli Lilly’s Alimta for lung cancer and Janssen-Cilag’s Stelara for psoriasis on the National Health Service.

FDA OKs wider use of AstraZeneca’s Crestor
Shares in AstraZeneca are on the rise this morning after US regulators gave the go-ahead for wider use of its blockbuster Crestor and allow it to be marketed as a preventative treatment for people who have normal or slightly elevated cholesterol levels

Millions of prescribed drugs passed on to friends and family
Lloydspharmacy has issued a warning over the dangers of taking medicines prescribed for someone else after research revealed that millions of doses are passed on to friends and family every year.

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