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139 All
community pharmacies in Scotland will be connected to the NHSnet soon All
community pharmacies in Scotland will be connected to the NHSnet within
the next two years. Pharmacies will start to be connected in October
this year, and the roll-out of the programme across Scotland is scheduled
to take 18 months ...more
139 Pharmacists
told to get involved in community health partnerships Pharmacists
in Scotland are being called upon to get involved in the new bodies being
established under National Health Service reforms ...more
139 CFC
salbutamol inhalers can still be dispensed legally Salbutamol
metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) that contain CFC propellants can still be
dispensed, despite the advice of some primary care trusts to pharmacies
that this is illegal ...more
140 Special
cholesterol-lowering diet can achieve same effects as statin therapy A
change in diet could allow patients with high cholesterol levels to reduce
their lipid levels by the same amount as can be achieved through drug
therapy, a new study suggests ...more
140 Long-service
awards for needle exchange pharmacies in Bradford The needle
exchange scheme in Bradford is to honour pharmacies that have supported
it over a number of years ...more
140 New
standard model for the care of drug misusers to be produced A
standard model of pharmaceutical care for drug misusers in community
pharmacy is being produced by researchers at the University of Bath ...more
140 PSNC
seeks new contract feedback Pharmacy contractors who were
not able to attend one of the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee's
new contract roadshows are being urged to make their views known directly
to the committee ...more
140 Acarbose
reduces CV risk Treating impaired glucose tolerance with acarbose
(Glucobay) can reduce risk of cardiovascular disease, suggest Canadian
researchers ...more |
141 Patients
want more information about purpose and effects of their medicines One
third of patients think that they are not given enough information
about the drugs they are taking, according to a national survey carried
out by the Picker Institute Europe as part of the National Health
Service patient survey programme ...more
141 Pharmacists
asked to take part in BP testing week Pharmacists across the
United Kingdom are being asked to take part in national blood pressure
testing week in September ...more
141 EC loses
anorectics appeal The European Commission has lost its appeal
against a European Court order that said the commission did not have
the power to ban appetite suppressants three years ago ...more
142 Pharmacist
gets three years for defrauding NHS A west London pharmacist
has been sentenced to three years imprisonment after being found guilty
of endorsing and amending prescription forms for his own gain ...more
142 Bisphosphonates
may make children’s bone brittle Bisphosphonates should
be used with caution in children, says Dr Joan Marini, of the United
States National Institute of Child Health, Bethesda, Maryland ...more
142 Instalment
dispensing cut-back in NZ Pharmacists in New Zealand say that
patient services are threatened by cost-saving changes which mean that
prescriptions that would have been dispensed in monthly instalments have
to be dispensed all at once. Pharmacists will lose dispensing fees as
a result and fear that businesses may close ...more
142 Epilepsy
campaign targets women A campaign to highlight the needs of
women with epilepsy has been launched by the charity Epilepsy Action
...more
142 WHO director-general
takes office Dr Lee Jong-wook took up office as the director-general
of the World Health Organization on 21 July ...more |
