News summary
Record interventions as near
misses, says CHI Pharmacists’ prescribing interventions
should be recorded as near miss medical errors, according to the Commission
for Health Improvement...[more]
NHS launches staff agency A National
Health Service staff agency for England, called NHS Professionals, is
to be launched across the country in October following a six month pilot...[more]
Department rejects claims that MMR is ineffective
Claims made by a private clinic that 50 per cent of children
who receive measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine are inadequately
protected against measles and mumps have been rejected by the Department
of Health...[more]
MMR and DTP vaccines can cause febrile seizures
Children who have been given diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis
(DTP) or measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccines are at increased risk
of suffering febrile seizures but are unlikely to suffer long-term neurological
damage as a result...[more]
Guidance aims to raise dosages in CHF to trial
levels New guidance for the treatment of patients with chronic
heart failure was published on 3 September during the European Society
of Cardiology meeting in Stockholm, Sweden...[more]
CSM warns on iron overdose Pharmacists
are being asked by the Committee on Safety of Medicines to warn patients
about the danger of young children accidentally overdosing on dietary
iron supplements. It has asked manufacturers to change warning labels
on products...[more]
Phoenix invests in Derby upgrade Phoenix
Medical Supplies Ltd has spent more than £250,000 upgrading the
offices and facilities at its Derby depot...[more]
Pharmacy inspection plan published Community
health councils are to be abolished and replaced by local patients’
forums, which will be allowed to inspect the premises of National Health
Service pharmacy contractors...[more]
Cannabis spray is effective for pain Initial
trials with a sublingual spray of cannabis extracts have shown it to be
effective at relieving pain, the British Association for the Advancement
of Science was told at its conference in Glasgow on 3 September...[more]
New school medicines role for pharmacists Pharmacists
have a role to play in matters related to the administration of medicines
in schools, according to new Scottish guidance...[more]
Government to issue free dental packs for children
Free toothbrushes and toothpaste are to be given to a million
children in England over the next three years, as part of a £1m
dental health scheme launched on 30 August...[more]
Review suggests trying ginkgo for dementia Ginkgo
biloba has a small but significant effect on the
symptoms of dementia, according to a review of clinical trials involving
the drug...[more]
Study that found colchicine in ginkgo supplements
was “flawed” Doubt has been cast over a recent study
from the United States that found that Ginkgo biloba supplements
contained colchicine...[more]
New statin is more effective, says AstraZeneca
Rosuvastatin (Crestor) is more effective at reducing low-density
lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) than either atorvastatin, pravastatin
or simvastatin, AstraZeneca says...[more]
Surveys needed of resistance to antibiotics in
animals More surveillance of the development of resistance
to antibiotics used for treating animals is needed, according to a working
party set up by the Veterinary Products Committee, an independent advisory
body to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...[more]
NEWS IN BRIEF
Lloyds launches CPD scheme LloydsPharmacy
has established a continuing professional development programme for its
pharmacists. The scheme allows analysis of all aspects of pharmacists’
work and can be used to consider how services can be improved. The scheme
can be used for short-term tasks and for career development.
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