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Patients have a poor knowledge
of the potential side effects of OTC medicines ...[more]
Institute of Pharmacy Management International
criticises Society’s "biased" modernisation process The Institute
of Pharmacy Management International has joined the criticism of the Royal
Pharmaceutical Society's modernisation process, calling it "biased"
and "predetermined". However, the IPMI has told the Society
it is broadly in favour of some of the Society's key proposals...[more]
Evidence for wart treatments is lacking
There is no evidence to suggest that wart treatments such as cryotherapy
are more effective than simple topical preparations containing salicylic
acid, a group of British researchers concludes...[more]
Cardiac patients benefit from antibiotic therapy
regardless of infection status Antibiotic treatment reduces
adverse cardiac events in patients with acute coronary syndromes whether
or not they are infected with Chlamydia pneumoniae or Helicobacter
pylori, say researchers from the Mayday Hospital, Croydon, and St
George's Hospital Medical School, London...[more]
Scottish roadshow sets out details of pharmacy
pay deal The Scottish Pharmaceutical General Council has organised
a series of meetings at eight locations around Scotland with the aim of
explaining the recent remuneration settlement...[more]
College seeks to accredit hospital CPD programmes
after CHI praise The College of Pharmacy Practice is offering
accreditation to hospital trust professional development schemes for their
pharmacy staff....[more]
Primary care trusts want to see employee pharmacists
on LPCs Some primary care trusts in England are asking local
pharmaceutical committees in their areas to include places for employee
pharmacists...[more]
Autism and GI disorders Children
with autism are no more likely to suffer gastrointestinal (GI) disorders
than non-autistic children, American researchers have found...[more]
Caffeine could prevent skin cancer
Topical applications of caffeine have been successfully used to destroy
skin cancer cells in laboratory mice...[more]
Clodronate reduces the occurrence of bone metastases
with breast cancer Clodronate treatment reduces the occurrence
of bone metastases in patients with primary operable breast cancer, a
new study shows. It also improves overall survival in these patients...[more]
Consultation begins on eighth wave of NICE work
Eleven new treatments, including medicines for asthma, atopic dermatitis
and psoriasis, are now being considered for referral to the National Institute
of Clinical Excellence...[more]
Orlistat plus changes in lifestyle delays onset
of type 2 diabetes in obese patients ORLISTAT (Xenical) in
combination with lifestyle changes reduces the risk of obese patients
developing type 2 diabetes, researchers report...[more]
New owner for Superdrug SUPERDRUG,
the health, beauty and pharmacy chain, has a new owner after Hutchison
Whampoa agreed to acquire its current parent company, Kruidvat, for €1.3bn
(£830m)...[more]
YPG plans debate on modernisation
The Young Pharmacists Group is to hold an open forum debate on the Royal
Pharmaceutical Society's modernisation plans on the day before the British
Pharmaceutical Conference...[more]
Row over Lib Dem emergency hormonal contraception
comments Pharmacist Member of Parliament Sandra Gidley, the
Liberal Democrat's shadow health minister, has become embroiled in a row
over comments she made about emergency hormonal contraception and sex
education...[more]
Pharmacists give travel advice in a range of
languages Community pharmacists provide travel health advice
to their customers in a much wider range of languages than other health
care professionals, according to a survey commissioned by vaccine manufacturer
Aventis Pasteur MSD...[more]
Manchester school of pharmacy to house "virtual
hospital ward" Pharmacy students at the Manchester school
of pharmacy will hold joint training sessions with medical and nursing
students in a "virtual hospital ward" following a successful
funding bid by the school...[more]
Lloyds goes back to the floor Lloydspharmacy
is formalising its "Back to the shop floor" scheme for pharmacists
working at its head office as part of its continuing professional development
programme...[more]
Women more likely to adhere to statins
Women are more likely to adhere to statin treatment than men following
myocardial infarction (MI), researchers in Scotland have found...[more]
Etoricoxib more effective than naproxen for
rheumatoid arthritis The new cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitor Etoricoxib
(Arcoxia) is more effective than naproxen for treating patients with rheumatoid
arthritis, a study shows...[more]
Torasemide reduces cardiac mortality
Patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) who are treated with the
loop diuretic torasemide (Torem) may have a reduced risk of cardiac mortality
compared with patients treated with furosemide, say Spanish researchers...[more]
Benefit of long-acting risperidone
Treating patients with schizophrenia with long-acting risperidone (Risperdal
Consta) can reduce the rate of hospital admissions, say researchers...[more]
Screening reduces mastectomies Screening
women for breast cancer has reduced mastectomy rates, an observational
study confirms...[more] |
