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353 Prescription
charge up 10p again The charge for a National Health Service
prescription in England and Scotland will rise by 10p to £6.30
on 1 April...[more]
354 "Still
a long way to go" for
NHS plan, according to NHS Modernisation Board Delivery
of the National Health Service plan in England is on schedule, but there
is still a long way to go, according to the NHS Modernisation Board...[more]
355 Advice
on travel after surgery...[more]
355 Cost
analysis for MS drugs...[more]
355 Competency
in prescribing...[more]
356 Guideline
proposed for children's medicines Proposals for
guidelines on the development and monitoring of medicines intended for
use by children have been put forward by the European Agency for the
Evaluation of Medicinal Products...[more]
356 PGDs to be allowed for some CDs Patient group directions
for some Controlled Drugs are to be legalised. Currently, CD law prohibits the supply of CDs
under PGDs...[more]
356 Europe-wide patent moves closer A centralised patent system
for the European Union has moved a step closer following agreement in the Council of Ministers
on a common approach...[more]
356 Clinical trials rules consultation Views are being sought
by the Medicines Control Agency on proposals to implement a European Directive on good clinical
practice in clinical trials. The Directive has to be implemented by 1 May 2004...[more]
357 GSK
launches dutasteride...[more]
358 Parkinson's
disease, hormone therapy and caffeine intake — is there a link? A
protective effect of caffeine against the onset of Parkinson's disease may be reversed in women
who use hormone replacement therapy (HRT)...[more]
358 Aspirin prevents colon adenomas Two recent studies, published in The New England Journal of Medicine show that aspirin prevents colorectal adenoma, the precursor to most colorectal cancers...[more]
358 Prevention of heart failure with ramipril The angiotensin-converting
enzyme (ACE) inhibitor ramipril (Tritace) may prevent heart failure developing in patients at
high risk of cardiovascular events. So suggest new data from the HOPE (heart outcomes prevention
evaluation) study, first published in 2000...[more]
358 HIV
drug-resistance tackled...[more]
359 Royal
launch for Royal Free robots A robotic dispenser at
the Royal Free Hospital, London, was officially launched by the Duke
of York this week...[more]
359 Drug-related
problems may bring thousands to A&E departments Drug-related problems may bring 3,000 patients each year to a hospital's accident and emergency (A&E) department, a new study indicates...[more]
359 US drug-resistant bacteria on the rise Drug-resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae are on the rise in the United States, a new study shows...[more]
360 European
wholesalers see strong retail growth Both Alliance
UniChem and GEHE have reported large increases in operating profits for
their retail pharmacy divisions in Europe...[more]
360 Boots keeps its spot as biggest health retailer in Europe Boots
The Chemists remains the biggest health and beauty retailer in Europe despite its failure to
expand outside the United Kingdom and Ireland, according to market research company Mintel...[more]
360 No synergy for vinorelbine and gemcitabine in NSCLC Combination
chemotherapy with vinorelbine (Navelbine) and gemcitabine (Gemzar) appears to confer no advantage
over either drug alone for elderly patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC),
results of a new study indicate...[more] |
Local pharmaceutical services
353 Robot dispenser gives pharmacists time for medicines review under LPS A
robotic dispenser is giving community pharmacists time to provide a medication review service
to patients in hospital under one of the first local pharmaceutical services pilot to go live
in England...[more]
353 PSNC and Minister differ on LPS A sharp difference between
the views of the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee and the Government on the significance
of local pharmaceutical services (LPS) schemes became apparent last week...[more]
OFT report news & related links (more)
354 Deregulation survey organised by Nucare collects 5,000 responses A
consumer survey carried out by Nucare as part of its campaign against pharmacy deregulation has
so far generated around 5,000 responses...[more]
354 MPs speak out on deregulation Increasing pressure is being brought
on the Government by Members of Parliament to reject the Office of Fair Trading’s call to deregulate
National Health Service pharmacy contracts...[more]
Smoking cessation news & related links (more)
355 GPs
too busy to advise on smoking Smokers believe that general
practitioners do not have time to discuss their habit with them, new
research shows. And they complain about GPs responding in an unhelpful
manner, offering little or no explanation of products
and services on offer to help them stop...[more]
355 Smoking cessation PGD template published by PharmacyHealthLink PharmacyHealthLink
has published a template for the development of patient group directions for the supply of products to
help people give up smoking...[more]
Depression
357 Patients
who stop antihypertensives may be suffering from depression Patients
who stop taking antihypertensive medication may be suffering from anxiety or
depression that leads them to misinterpret symptoms as adverse drug effects,
researchers suggest...[more]
357 NCC pharmacists to start counselling for depression in Wales Pharmacists
at 23 branches of National Co-operative Chemists in south Wales could soon be involved in counselling
patients with depression...[more]
357 ECT may be better than drugs for short-term treatment of depression Electroconvulsive
therapy (ECT) is probably more effective than drug therapy as a short-term treatment for depression,
a meta-analysis has shown...[more] |
