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437 Supplementary
prescribing course for pharmacists in Scotland progresses The
Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen held the first residential period
of its supplementary prescribing course at the university this week ...more
437 Specialist
mental health pharmacists want supplementary prescriber limits A
position statement on supplementary prescribing by pharmacists in mental
health has been produced by the United Kingdom Psychiatric Pharmacy Group
and the College of Mental Health Pharmacists ...more
437 NPA
warns on contract applications A flood of new applications
for National Health Service pharmacy contracts, including some that were
previously denied, is likely as soon as new contract rules are introduced
in England, according to the National Pharmaceutical Association ...more
437 Control
of entry reform group named Two pharmacists are members of
the expert group advising the Government on changes to the control of
entry regulations in England ...more
438 Robot
will enable remote dispensing West Wales General Hospital
in Carmarthen has started using an automated dispensing robot and is
initiating a system whereby on-call pharmacy staff can dispense items
remotely from their own homes ...more
438 MHRA
overwhelmed by new applications Applications for new product
marketing authorisations have swamped the Medicines and Healthcare products
Regulatory Agency, which has warned companies that licences are likely
to be delayed ...more
438 Pharmacy
promoted to politicians Pharmacy organisations have worked
together to promote pharmacy's role at the recent political party conferences
...more
438 Policeman
appointed director of CRHP A senior police officer has been
appointed director of the Council for the Regulation of Healthcare Professionals
...more
438 Prevent
diseases to reduce falls Chronic diseases are more important
predictors of falling than polypharmacy, say researchers ...more
439 George Downie
wins the Schering award for 2002 The winner of the 2002 Schering
award given for outstanding contribution to pharmacy practice is George
Downie, chief pharmacist of Grampian Primary Care Trust ...more
439 Chinese medicines
MHRA warning A warning about two potentially dangerous Chinese
medicines has been issued by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory
Agency ...more |
439 CSM updates
its advice on the use of sodium valproate in pregnancy Women
who could become pregnant should not be started on sodium valproate without
specialist neurological advice, the Committee on Safety of Medicines
has advised ...more
439 Drug combination
improves breast cancer survival A combination of trastuzumab
(Herceptin) and docetaxel (Taxotere) nearly doubles median survival time
in women with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer, new data reveal ...more
439 Infections
guidance issued Guidance on hospital-acquired infections was
published last week by the Scottish Executive ...more
439 Success for
spin-out companies Two spin-out companies from The University
of Nottingham school of pharmacy have made it into a Sunday Times league
table of Britain's 100 fastest-growing technology companies ...more
439 Melt-in-the-mouth
antidepressant An orally soluble form of the antidepressant
mirtazapine has been launched by Organon ...more
440 Pharmacists
can improve asthma care by offering self-management support Community
pharmacists can improve outcomes for patients with asthma through the
delivery of a simple self-management programme, say researchers from
Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, London ...more
440 Studies indicate
where 'flu vaccine can have benefits Influenza vaccination
can be used safely in patients with chronic pulmonary conditions, say
researchers from Nottingham ...more
440 Scottish
'flu campaign leaflet reissued The Scottish Executive launched
this year's influenza vaccination campaign in Scotland last week ...more
440 Pneumococcal
vaccination Reviewers writing in Bandolier have questioned
the value of blanket pneumococcal vaccination ...more
441 Galderma
warned that its place in the ABPI is at risk Galderma has
been warned that its membership of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical
Industry is in jeopardy because of promotional activities that breach
the industry's code of practice ...more
441 Authentication
aims to beat counterfeits A process by which pharmacists could
authenticate the origin of products at the time of dispensing is to be
tested next year ...more |
