US doctors are hoarding drugs being tested for treating coronavirus

US doctors are hoarding supplies of drugs that are being tested for treating coronavirus, a disconcerting new report reveals.  A ProPublica investigation found that doctors are prescribing drugs like hydroxychloroquine, a therapeutic approved for treating malaria and lupus that President Trump has hailed as a promising drug for coronavirus, to themselves.  The Illinois Pharmacists Association … Read more

European coronavirus mega-trial will test four experimental drugs

Britons infected with coronavirus are among thousands of patients taking part in a European coronavirus mega-trial of four experimental therapies.   The trial, called Discovery, includes 3,200 patients who have been hospitalised from the killer virus in the UK, Spain, Germany, France, Sweden and Luxembourg.  It will test the effectiveness of four treatments, including a course of … Read more

European coronavirus mega-trial will test four experimental drugs

Britons infected with coronavirus are among thousands of patients taking part in a European coronavirus mega-trial of four experimental therapies.   The trial, called Discovery, includes 3,200 patients who have been hospitalised from the killer virus in the UK, Spain, Germany, France, Sweden and Luxembourg.  It will test the effectiveness of four treatments, including a course of … Read more

Pharmacies are running critically low on key drugs

Pharmacies are running critically low on key drugs including Paracetamol as Boots warns staff stocks will run out by the end of trading next week The company expects stocks to have run out by the 28th March next week  Company memo has warned staff of dwindling supplies in their warehouses Boots will limit sale of all products … Read more

Drugs giant AstraZeneca in talks with governments to find cure for virus

Drugs giant AstraZeneca in talks with governments to find cure for virus Research agreements could be announced in the coming days A deal would see the company team up with experts on monoclonal antibodies  By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:05 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 23:05 GMT, 21 March … Read more