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Second UK health body drops Israeli drug firm after activist pressure
Decision by Royal College of Pharmacy to end sponsorship comes after concerns over Teva Pharmaceuticals’ ‘activities’ A second major UK health body has cut ties with an Israeli drug firm after coming under pressure from pro-Palestine campaigners. The Royal College of Pharmacy has dropped Teva UK, the British arm of the global medicines producer Teva Pharmaceuticals, as a sponsor of and exhibitor at its annual conference next month. Continue reading...
KEY POINTS
- Decision by Royal College of Pharmacy to end sponsorship comes after concerns over Teva Pharmaceuticals’ ‘activities’ A second major UK health body has cut ties with an Israeli drug firm after coming under pressure from pro-Palestine campaigners.
- The Royal College of Pharmacy has dropped Teva UK, the British arm of the global medicines producer Teva Pharmaceuticals, as a sponsor of and exhibitor at its annual conference next month.
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