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The Moroccan Agency for Medicines and Health Products has ordered the immediate withdrawal of several batches of the ointment «Oriumycin 1%», commonly known as «the yellow ointment», following the detection of a quality defect during laboratory testing. In an official letter to the Moroccan Pharmaceutical Promotion Company «Promopharm», the agency reported that tests revealed a defect in the consistency or appearance of the ointment, which could pose a potential risk to consumer health. The batches concerned are 22043, 22046, and 1001, all of which must be withdrawn nationwide. The agency also instructed wholesale distributors, retail pharmacies, and the logistics departments of healthcare institutions to immediately stop marketing the product and to return all available quantities without delay. Additionally, it requested a detailed report on the progress of the withdrawal process, including a comparison between the quantities sold and those recovered, along with official ...

A new robotic machine which allows patients to collect urgent medication when local pharmacies are closed has been hailed as ground-breaking. The REMEDY machine, described as the first of its kind in Europe, will be trialled in Dolgellau, Gwynedd, where locals face 50 mile (80km) journeys to access pharmacies which stay open overnight or on Sundays. People who contact NHS 111 out-of-hours and require medication urgently will be given the option of collecting their prescriptions from the machine, which is positioned outside Dolgellau Hospital. "This is ground-breaking technology, using it for this purpose has never been done in Europe. This is world-leading," said Dr Rebecca Payne, a GP involved in the trial. Dr Payne co-led the study to develop the trial alongside Prof Dyfrig Hughes, from Bangor University. "[The machine] is developed to issue medication after a teleconsultation," said Dr Payne. "We know that 70% of people who call 111 are...