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69 Delivery strategy for diabetes points way for pharmacists to extend
services Pharmacists could become more involved in providing extended services to
patients with diabetes as a result of the second part of the National Service Framework for Diabetes...[more]
69 Bigger co-payments lead to falls in compliance, new US survey finds Compliance
with prescribed medicines decreases as the amount that patients have to pay for them increases,
a survey from the United States has found...[more]
69 NHS drug dictionary for sharing records A dictionary of
drugs used in primary care, developed by the Prescription Pricing Authority, should allow greater
sharing of electronic patient records in the future...[more]
70 "Spotter
pharmacies" could
track illness patterns through OTC sales A report on the public health potential for
community pharmacies in Scotland says that they could be used to track illness in the population...[more]
70 Public still widely consult GPs on minor illnesses Large
numbers of patients with minor illnesses are still consulting general practitioners rather than
pharmacists, new research shows. This is despite good apparent understanding that a visit to
the pharmacy, rather than a doctor's appointment, helps relieve pressure on the National Health
Service...[more]
71 Little
evidence to link NRT with cancer Following reports
of a study linking nicotine with the activation of pathways leading to lung cancer, the charity
Cancer Research UK has responded by saying that there is little evidence to link nicotine use
with an increased risk of cancer...[more]
71 Drug combination more effective in renal disease Progression
of renal disease in patients without diabetes is slowed more effectively by using a combination
of an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and an angiotensin-II receptor blocker rather
than by using each drug alone, according to Japanese researchers...[more]
71 Place for COX-2s in cardiovascular disease? Initial evidence
that selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibition might improve a component of cardiovascular
disease was reported in a small study this week...[more]
72 Clozapine
reduces suicidal behaviour in patients with schizophrenia Suicidal
behaviour among patients with schizophrenia can be reduced with clozapine (Clozaril) treatment,
a new study suggests...[more]
72 Use of best therapy for treatment resistant schizophrenia delayed Use
of clozapine (Clozaril) in treatment-resistant schizophrenia is probably delayed for longer than
is clinically desirable, results of a case note review by pharmacists have suggested...[more]
72 Alzheimer's: call for broader research Cholinesterase inhibitors
have only a modest impact on neuropsychiatric and functional outcomes for patients with Alzheimer's
disease, according to a meta-analysis published recently...[more]
73 MCA
must be more open, Auditor General says More should
be done by the Medicines Control Agency to provide better information and advice to the public
about medicines. It also needs to work harder to make sure that messages about suspected adverse
drug reactions get through to the people who need to hear them...[more]
73 More education will improve treatment of high cholesterol More
education of patients and health care providers is needed to improve the treatment of people
with familial hypercholesterolaemia and their compliance with medication, the authors of a new
study say...[more]
74 New
Welsh quality control unit opened The Welsh quality
control centre, St Mary's pharmaceutical unit, has moved to new purpose-built premises at Llanishen,
Cardiff...[more]
74 Trust awards first research training bursary for community pharmacy The
Pharmacy Practice Research Trust has awarded its first training bursary in a scheme, launched
last year, designed to help community pharmacists develop their research skills...[more]
74 £75,000
for research on pharmacy errors The Community Pharmacy Research Consortium is offering up to £75,000 to support research into the main types of errors and near misses in community pharmacy, their incidence, their causes and how they can be reduced by improved systems...[more]
74 Welsh contractors approve CPW Pharmacy contractors have approved a new representational structure, with Community Pharmacy Wales being supported by regional committees covering north, mid and west, and south and east Wales...[more] |
