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103 Scrap contract regulations, says OFT Regulations that
have stabilised the pharmacy market since 1987 should be scrapped, the Director General of Fair
Trading,
John Vickers, has recommended...[more]
103 Script transfers will follow NHS network upgrade The electronic
transfer of prescriptions between doctors and pharmacists is a service that will come from the
introduction of integrated information technology within the National Health Service, although
there is still no agreement for the connection of pharmacies to the NHS network...[more]
103 CPP
at new premises...[more]
104 NICE
updates paclitaxel guidance The National Institute
for Clinical Excellence has updated its guidance on paclitaxel (Taxol) for ovarian cancer...[more]
104 Still unclear which patients with ovarian cancer will benefit from
adjuvant chemotherapy after surgery Adjuvant chemotherapy given immediately after
surgery for early-stage ovarian cancer improves both overall and recurrence-free survival for
some patients, results from two European studies suggest...[more]
104 Chemopreventive effect of tamoxifen confirmed An updated
analysis of a European study supports the use of tamoxifen for prevention of breast cancer in
women at high risk for oestrogen receptor (ER) positive disease...[more]
105 One
in 12 patients in A&E departments could be managed by a pharmacist Around
one in 12 adults attending an accident and emergency department at a London hospital could have
been successfully treated by a community pharmacist, new data suggest. These patients tended
to be younger visitors to A&E...[more]
105 Call for better Alzheimer's drugs A substantial rise in
demand for long-term care may arise unless more effective treatments for Alzheimer’s disease
are developed, according to researchers from the London School of Economics, in a report commissioned
by the Alzheimer's Research Trust...[more]
106 Robots
in the community A robotic picking machine is now
running in an independent community pharmacy at East Quay Medical Centre in Bridgwater, Somerset...[more]
106 Reps heavily influence prescribing Pharmaceutical representatives
have significant influence on a general practitioner's decision to prescribe a new drug, a recent
study reports...[more]
106 African teaching prize for pharmacist A pharmacist who lecturers
at the Robert Gordon University school of pharmacy in Aberdeen has been awarded £4,950 to help fund teaching for staff and undergraduates at the school of pharmacy, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania...[more]
106 Drug development ACE The X-ray structure of a human angiotensin-converting
enzyme could be used for the development of new, highly selective ACE inhibitors by rational
drug design, researchers say...[more]
106 Peer-review based on faith not fact There is little evidence
to support the use of peer-review to ensure quality of biomedical research reporting, say Cochrane
researchers...[more]
107 Standard
inhalers are as good as more expensive devices and nebulisers Current
evidence suggests there is no difference in the effectiveness of nebulisers and alternative inhaler
devices compared with standard pressurised metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) with or without a spacer
device...[more]
107 Primary care teams have crucial role in providing information about
atopic eczema and its treatment Primary care teams have a crucial role to play in
providing patients and parents of children with atopic eczema with reliable information about
the disease and its treatment...[more]
107 Numark launches new share scheme ...[more]
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