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393 ETP
is viable but consent is a problem Electronic transmission
of prescriptions (ETP) is viable, an independent review of the three
pilot schemes in England has concluded, but the need to gain written
consent from each patient was a time-consuming exercise that contributed
to the pilots' slow starts ...more
393 Ballot
in October to approve new contract framework Pharmacy contractors
in England and Wales are to be asked in a ballot next month whether they
approve of the framework for the proposed new community pharmacy contract,
the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has decided ...more
394 Patients
taking warfarin should avoid drinking cranberry juice, CSM warns Patients
treated with the anticoagulant warfarin should avoid drinking cranberry
juice, the Committee on Safety of Medicines has warned ...more
394 Regulatory
agency comes under fire from Consumers' Association The Consumers'
Association has criticised the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory
Agency saying it should be more vigilant in policing the pharmaceutical
industry. The criticism comes after an advertisement for Cerazette (desogestrel),
a new progestogen-only oral contraceptive pill, was withdrawn by its
manufacturer Organon Laboratories ...more
394 Repeat
dispensing to move into second wave by February A second wave
of 40 repeat dispensing pathfinder sites for England has been announced
by the Department of Health ...more
395 Suicide
risk warning for children now extended by CSM to cover venlafaxine Venlafaxine
(Efexor, Efexor XL) should not be used in children and adolescents under
the age of 18 years, the Committee on Safety of Medicines has warned.
The advice comes after new safety concerns surfaced linking use of the
drug with suicidal behaviour in this age group of patients ...more
395 Tamiflu
endorsed for influenza prophylaxis by NICE This week the National Institute for Clinical Excellence has approved oseltamivir (Tamiflu) for the prophylaxis of influenza in “at risk” patients
...more
395 NICE
endorses mania treatments as data suggest prevention role Patients
in England and Wales who have acute mania associated with bipolar I disorder
should be offered the option of treatment with olanzapine (Zyprexa) or
valproate semisodium (Depakote), says the National Institute for Clinical
Excellence in guidance issued this week ...more
395 Suicide
risk in bipolar disorder lower with lithium than valproate The
risk of suicide among patients treated for bipolar disorder is lower
during treatment with lithium than with valproate semisodium (valproic
acid, Depakote), say researchers from the United States ...more
396 NPC
launches new support service Additional support for primary
care trusts and other National Health Service bodies is being offered
by the National Prescribing Centre through a new service, NPC Plus, from
29 September ...more
396 Nurses
and others to prescribe CDs from next month Nurse prescribers
are to be allowed to prescribe or supply many Controlled Drugs from 15
October ...more
396 Pharmacy
restaurant and bar closes The restaurant called Pharmacy which
opened five years ago in west London has closed ...more
396 Cataract
risk with inhaled steroids The increased risk of cataract
associated with systemic corticosteroid use is also seen with inhaled
therapy ...more
397 Patients
with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma should be offered rituximab, NICE
recommends Rituximab (MabThera) in combination with cyclophosphamide,
doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisolone (CHOP) should be used first-line
for the treatment of aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to
the National Institute for Clinical Excellence ...more
397 Doctor
sentenced over vincristine death A doctor who caused the death
of a cancer patient in 2001 after wrongly instructing a senior house
office of only four weeks' standing to inject vincristine into the patient's
spine has been given an 18 month prison sentence after pleading guilty
to manslaughter ...more
397 Cancer
cachexia helped by ProSure A nutritional supplement enriched
with n-3 fatty acids (ProSure) may reverse weight loss in patients with
cancer ...more |
British Pharmaceutical
Conference 2003 NEWS
398 Award
winners improve prescribing and communication at care interface The
possibility of community pharmacists advising on secondary care prescribing
was examined by the winners of the 2002 joint National Pharmaceutical
Association and Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists award ...more
398 Dispensing
robot flown to UK A fully automated, multiple monitored-dose
dispensing robot was displayed in the United Kingdom for the first time
at BPC ...more
398 BPC
2004 Next year's British Pharmaceutical Conference will be held on 27–29 September 2004 at the Manchester International Convention Centre
...more
398 ADR
reporting Hospital doctors need to be encouraged to report
suspected adverse drug reactions in children, according to a study reported
at the BPC by researchers from Wales ...more
398 Warning
over mixing medicines Researchers from King's College London
reported at the BPC that one in 20 people are taking potentially dangerous
combinations of prescription and complementary medicines ...more
399 London
pharmacists secure training funds for supplementary prescribing Thirty-two
pharmacists working in London have secured funding from their local Workforce
Development Confederation for supplementary prescribing courses which
start this month, according to the London pharmacist supplementary prescribing
support team ...more
399 Community
pharmacy now higher priority for PCTs than in the past Community
pharmacy is developing a higher profile for primary care trusts, and
it is now on directors' agendas, according to Sally Greensmith, a member
of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Council, who was speaking at a
Conference session on current issues and attitudes involving primary
care pharmacists ...more
399 Start
thinking now about independent prescribing issues Pharmacy
needs a wake up call to start thinking about independent prescribing
fairly quickly, Clive Jackson, chief executive, National Prescribing
Centre, told a practice session on primary care at the BPC ...more
399 Ideas
for error research wanted Suggestions that pharmacists want
to make about potential topics for research into medication errors have
been requested by the director of the Patient Safety Research Programme
(PSRP) ...more |
