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285 Proposals
announced for pricing of generic medicines for NHS in England Final
proposals for supply, pricing and reimbursement arrangements for generic
medicines under the National Health Service in England have been published
by the Department of Health ...more
285 Health
department launches discussion on the PPRS The Pharmaceutical
Price Regulation Scheme has been opened up for discussion by the Government
before it starts negotiations with the Association of the British Pharmaceutical
Industry on a replacement ...more
285 Details
of DoH control of entry proposals published Full details of
the Government's proposals to reform the control of entry regulations
were released last week ...more
286 Coloured-pack
generic range to expand The brightly coloured packaging of
a new range of generic products has been so successful that a large expansion
is planned for the autumn, according to Almus Pharmaceuticals ...more
286 MHRA
chief executive appointed Professor Kent Woods, professor
of therapeutics at Leicester university, has been appointed chief executive
of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ...more
287 Angiotensin
II antagonist improves outcomes in all classes of heart failure Patients
with symptomatic heart failure benefit from treatment with the angiotensin
II antagonist candesartan (Amias) ...more
287 ACE
inhibitor reduces cardiac events in stable coronary disease The
long-acting angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor perindopril
(Coversyl) reduces the risk of cardiovascular death and myocardial infarction
by one-fifth in patients with stable coronary disease, according to the
first major trial to investigate ACE inhibition in lower risk patients
...more
287 Stroke
prevention is priority in high BP Preventing stroke is the
top priority in treating hypertension but this is not translated into
current prescribing decisions ...more
288 Promise of
patent extension in return for studies in children improves safety Legislation
in the United States that rewards drug companies for conducting clinical
studies in children has led to improved safety, say researchers from
the US Food and Drug Administration ...more
288 Study supports
SSRI use for depression in children Evidence to support the
use of sertraline (Lustral) as a treatment for depression in children
and adolescents has been published ...more
288 Study conclusions
linked to funding Conclusions from clinical studies funded
by organisations that generate profit are more likely to be positive
than those from other studies, say researchers ...more |
289 Studies support
bisphosphonate use in cancer patients with bone metastases Two
new studies provide evidence for the benefits of using bisphosphonates
in cancer patients with metastatic bone disease ...more
289 Hope for
affordable medicines in developing world Generic copies of
patented medicines should soon start to become available in developing
countries that cannot afford to buy the full-price original ...more
289 Urgent need
for pharmacy practice research into ethnicity issues There
is an urgent need for research to explore the needs, concerns and experiences
of ethnic minority clients of pharmacies, say the authors of an article
in this month's International Journal of Pharmacy Practice ...more
289 Ethnicity
is factor in heart disease Ethnicity is a factor in the development
and course of heart failure, say researchers ...more
289 Text messages
and health inequality Sending text messages to patients might
increase health inequalities, argues Dr Daragh Fahey, Camden Primary
Care Trust, London, in a letter to the BMJ ...more
290 Cost survey
for Scottish pharmacy A survey of the cost of providing community
pharmacy services is to be held in Scotland this month ...more
290 CPA calls
for recent BNFs to be donated The Commonwealth Pharmaceutical
Association is calling on pharmacists to donate recent editions of the
BNF for redistribution to developing countries ...more
290 PSNC contract
conference Rosie Winterton, the Government minister with responsibility
for pharmacy in England, will speak at the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating
Committee's community pharmacy conference on November 26 ...more
290 SPGC convention The
Scottish Pharmaceutical General Council is holding a convention on Sunday
2 November at the University of Stirling ...more
291 New BNF published
plus pull-out poster The new edition of the British National
Formulary (BNF 46) — to be published on 10 September — highlights
those drugs that are having their names changed from British Approved
Names (BANs) to recommended International Non-Proprietary Names (rINNs)
at the end of the year ...more
292 Severe asthma
may be different form of disease to mild or moderate asthma Severe
asthma may not simply be an increase in asthma symptoms, but may be a
different form of the disease altogether, according to new research ...more
292 Allopurinol
may be useful for COPD The xanthine oxidase inhibitor allopurinol
may be useful in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD), new data suggest ...more |
