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73 PSNC adds
more contract negotiators The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee is to
add three pharmacists, who are members of the committee, to its team for negotiating the new
pharmacy contract ...more
73 CHI gives three-star top mark to 45 PCTs The
Commission for Health Improvement has given 45 of the 304 primary care trusts in England the
top three-star performance rating for 2002–03...more
73 Lobbying continues ahead of OFT report response by Government Lobbying
of politicians in relation to the Office of Fair Trading report continued as the Government's
deadline for a response to the report approached...more
74 Proposals could allow supplementary prescribing of Controlled Drugs Supplementary
prescribers could be able to prescribe Controlled Drugs if Government proposals are accepted...more
74 Roche discontinues Palfium Roche
has discontinued Palfium (dextromoramide) following supply problems over recent years as a result
of difficulties in obtaining the active ingredient...more
74 Expanded pharmacist role suggested by think tank Pharmacists'
roles should be expanded as part of a general reform of the health care workforce, says a report
from the Institute for Public Policy Research, an independent think tank...more
75 Anticoagulation monitors need better calibration Point-of-care
anticoagulation monitors need to be better calibrated, say researchers...more
75 Delay expected in the abolition of prescription charges in Wales There
are no immediate plans to bring forward legislation for free prescriptions for people with long-term
illnesses in Wales, according to Karen Sinclair, the Labour party's business minister...more
75 Academy launched for pharmacy practice A
new academy of pharmacy practice has been formed by the School of Pharmacy at Aston University,
together with the West Midlands NHS Workforce Development Confederation and the West Midlands
Chief Pharmacists Group...more
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74 Rowlands revamps CD cabinets ...more
75 NSAIDs lower Alzheimer's risk ...more
75 Agency staff spending hits high ...more
75 Hospital hand-cleaning campaign ...more
75 US task force advises on vitamins ...more
75 Obese women at risk of dementia ...more
75 Treat anxiety and depression ...more
76 Isoflavone supplements no better than
placebo for reducing hot flushes Women who take phytoestrogen supplements to combat
menopausal symptoms may not gain any more benefit than if they took placebo, new data indicate...more
76 Switching anti-HIV regimen could delay
onset of resistance Switching anti-HIV drug regimens every few months rather than
continuing the same regimen until it stops working could delay the development of resistance,
suggest Spanish and Argentinian researchers. However, they say that further research is needed
before such a strategy is used in clinical practice...more
76 Evidence does not support use of statins
to prevent osteoporosis Current evidence does not support the use of statins to prevent
or treat osteoporosis, say American researchers...more
76 Cannabis herb may have advantages
over THC in epilepsy An extract of cannabis may have therapeutic advantages over the
herb's isolated psychoactive constituent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in epilepsy, research suggests...more |
