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563 Better partnerships predicted between pharmacists and family doctors New
partnerships between community pharmacists and general practitioners
will be developed in coming years. The trend
will be driven by a number of factors, including the new GP contract.
This is the conclusion of a report by Professor David Taylor and colleagues
at the department
of practice and policy, School of Pharmacy, University of London ...[more]
563 Cholesterol inhibitor launched as additional treatment to statins Ezetimibe (Ezetrol), a cholesterol absorption inhibitor, has been launched this week by Merck Sharpe & Dohme and Schering Plough...[more]
563 Improved access to pharmacists will help reduce ADEs As
much as a third of adverse drug events (ADEs) that occur in primary care are preventable or could
be ameliorated, say American researchers. Furthermore, improving access to pharmacists would
help reduce ADE frequency...[more]
564 Capacity
of NHS Direct will more than double over the next three years NHS
Direct is to be significantly expanded over the next three years. The
plan is outlined in a new strategy document "Developing NHS Direct" launched
by Health Minister John Hutton on 15 April...[more]
564 Department of Health sponsors complementary medicine research Over £1.3m is to be spent by the Department of Health this year on research into complementary treatments and alternative medicine...[more]
564 Moss wins new prison contract Moss Pharmacy has won a contract
to supply pharmaceutical services to Her Majesty's Prison Everthorpe...[more]
564 NiQuitin supports Formula One In a turnaround for motor
racing, the BMW Williams Formula One team is to be sponsored by NiQuitin CQ...[more]
564 Pfizer-Pharmacia merger finalised The merger between the
pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Pharmacia became effective on 16 April...[more]
564 PSC work programme The Pharmacy Sector Committee has set
out its work programme for this year...[more]
565 Drug companies
win Queen's Awards Pharmaceutical companies
are among the winners of this year's Queen's Awards for Enterprise...[more] |
565 Pharmacy plan for Northern Ireland The Northern Ireland
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has published a consultative community
pharmacy strategy which sees potential for pharmacists to provide an open door to the health
service...[more]
565 Largest UK healthy living centre opened The United Kingdom's
largest healthy living centre, the Sunlight Centre, was opened on 16 April...[more]
566 DTB discounts
MMR and autism link There is no convincing
evidence that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine causes autism or
inflammatory bowel disease, according to a review in the Drug and
Therapeutics Bulletin...[more]
566 Remind patients with glaucoma of importance of using eye-drops Patients
with primary open angle glaucoma need to understand the importance of using their eye-drops regularly,
the latest MeReC Bulletin says...[more]
566 A new vitamin B? Researchers from Japan have discovered
a pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) dependent enzyme that enables mice to break down the amino acid
lysine...[more]
566 Gap in asthma knowledge A persistent night-time cough is
not widely recognised as a common symptom of asthma, a new survey suggests...[more]
566 Supplements promote weight loss There is evidence that ephedrine
and ephedra promote short-term weight loss in clinical trials, say researchers. However, there
are no data on long-term weight loss, and evidence to support the use of ephedra, also known
as ma huang, to enhance athletic performance is insufficient...[more]
567 Canvassing
breaks Council agreement Canvassing on behalf
of a group of seven candidates in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's
Council election has been taking place on the Private-Rx internet website...[more]
567 New WHO advice on SARS The World Health Organization has
extended its travel advice to include Beijing and the Shanxi Province, China, and Toronto, Canada...[more]
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