Chemists

Einsteinium: Chemists create and capture the elusive element discovered thanks to the hydrogen bomb

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Einsteinium, the elusive 99th element on the periodic table, has been created and captured, allowing some of its properties to be characterised for the first time. Not naturally occurring on Earth, the so-called ‘synthetic element’ was first discovered among the debris of the first-ever hydrogen bomb back in 1952. Since then, very few experiments have ever been … Read more

Elderly face wait for flu vaccine as leading chemists suspend appointments amid shortage of jabs 

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Leading chemists SUSPEND flu vaccine appointments amid shortage of jabs, prompting fears elderly may be forced to wait weeks despite government pledge that they would be first in line Flu jab bookings for the elderly this winter have been suspended by chemists  Boots and Lloyds made the move amid a shortage in vaccines amid coronavirus  … Read more

Doctors and chemists must talk to patients about dependency risk, regulatory agency announces

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Warnings over opioids are to get even tougher: Doctors and chemists must talk to patients about dependency risk, regulatory agency announces  Doctors or pharmacists will have to talk to patients about the risks of both prescription and over-the-counter opioid medicine  Warnings will also be added to the patient information leaflet that comes with medicines Opioids … Read more

Chemists call for powers to change customers’ prescriptions if items are out of stock

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Chemists call for powers to change customers’ prescriptions if items are out of stock – in a bid to cut delays Pharmacists must provide exact prescriptions to customers under current law  But they say the current prescriptions process is ‘a waste of everybody’s time’ New proposal could let chemists change quantities and strength of prescription By … Read more

Is the answer for coronavirus already on chemists’ shelves?

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Scientists the world over are working round the clock to find a cure for the deadly coronavirus.  With little time to develop new medicines from scratch — and a vaccine to prevent the infection thought to be at least a year away — much of their effort involves ‘repurposing’ existing treatments.  This means testing drugs … Read more

Shoppers in desperate hunt for paracetamol as supermarkets and chemists run out

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Desperate shoppers all over the UK are hunting for paracetamol with supermarkets and chemists facing running out of the painkiller by this weekend amid the coronavirus outbreak. Exports of the world’s most popular painkiller, which the government is advising Brits to use to combat the symptoms of the killer virus, are being restricted by India … Read more

Chemists cash in by charging up to £475 to vaccinate teenage boys against the HPV virus 

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Chemists cash in by charging up to £475 to vaccinate teenage boys against the cancer-causing HPV virus From September boys across UK will be vaccinated when they are aged 12 or 13 But an estimated two million older boys will miss out, to fury of campaigners When vaccine was offered to girls, NHS put in temporary … Read more