News summary
Four LPS schemes approved,
but all need more work before they can start FOUR proposals
for local pharmaceutical services pilot schemes, all of them in the north
of England, have been approved by the Department of Health...[more]
NICE to take advice from the public
A CITIZENS' council is to be created by the National Institute for Clinical
Excellence to bring a formal public perspective to its decisions...[more]
Minor ailment schemes can help meet access targets
for PCTs, says NPA MINOR ailment schemes run by community pharmacies
can help primary care trusts meet targets for how quickly patients get
to see a health care professional, the National Pharmaceutical Association
says...[more]
Legal reclassifications sought VIEWS
on the reclassification of Grisol 1 per cent spray (griseofulvin)for the
topical treatment of fungal infections and Hc45 bite and sting relief
cream (1 per cent hydrocortisone) are being sought by the Medicines Control
Agency...[more]
Boots to install new computer system
BOOTS The Chemists is to install a new pharmacy computer system in its
1,400 branches over the next three years...[more]
Former Numark MD Terry Norris dies
TERRY NORRIS, formerly managing director of Numark, died on 15 August,
aged 63 years, after a long battle with bowel cancer...[more]
Sertraline safe for depression post-MI
SERTRALINE (Lustral) is a safe and effective treatment for recurrent depression
in patients with recent myocardial infarction (MI) or unstable angina,
say American researchers...[more]
Data support use of imatinib in gastrointestinal
stromal tumours The use of imatinib (Glivec), a selective tyrosine
kinase inhibitor, as a treatment for advanced gastrointestinal stromal
tumours (GIST) is supported by new data ...[more]
AstraZeneca shares hit by lung cancer drug failure
SHARES in AstraZeneca fell by almost 12 per cent on 19 August after the
company announced that its lung cancer treatment Iressa (ZD1839) had not
shown any benefits when added to standard platinum-based chemotherapy...[more]
Moss unveils Dundee pharmacy with focus on delivering
health promotion A newly refurbished Dundee pharmacy that will
focus on delivering the health promotion message to local people was launched
by Scottish deputy health minister Frank McAveety...[more]
Irish pharmacy margins four times those in the
UK PHARMACIES in the Irish Republic have profit margins of
33 per cent, the highest in the European Union and more than four times
the UK level of 7.5 per cent, according to a consultants' report...[more]
Pharmacist to chair Forth NHS board
IAN MULLEN, MRPharmS, has been appointed chairman of Forth Valley NHS
Board, one of 15 NHS boards in Scotland...[more]
Ginkgo biloba fails to improve memory
GINKGO biloba does not improve memory or cognitive function in healthy
elderly people, according to new research...[more]
Short antibiotic courses can treat children’s
urinary tract infections A course of oral antibiotics lasting
two to four days is just as effective at eradicating urinary tract infections
(UTIs) in children as standard treatment over seven to 14 days, a new
study shows...[more]
New Forest scheme teaches school children about
medicines PRIMARY school children in the New Forest Primary
Care Trust area are being taught about medicines and asthma as part of
a new pilot scheme...[more]
Epilepsy drug and eye problems Vigabatrin
(Sabril) causes eye problems in over 40 per cent of those prescribed it,
a study shows...[more]
Influenza vaccination programme The
Government's influenza immunisation programme will remain unchanged for
2002–03...[more]
Influenza vaccination cost-effective for healthy
young adults Vaccinating healthy younger adults against influenza
is worthwhile, say American researchers...[more]
Welsh palliative care strategy A
draft strategy for palliative care services has been issued by the National
Assembly for Wales...[more] |
