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635 Slow
progress with repeat schemes Problems with information technology
are continuing to slow progress of the repeat dispensing schemes at pathfinder
sites in England ...more
635 SOS
group challenges Society over consultation A call has been
issued to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society to follow regulatory principles
set out by a Government task force as the Society seeks to replace its
Royal Charter. The Society believes, however, that it has fulfilled its
obligations ...more
636 NHS
patients to get easier access to prescriptions National Health Service patients are to be allowed “more flexibility” in obtaining prescription medicines
...more
636 One-third
of jobs to go in Department of Health restructuring Staffing
levels at the Department of Health are to be cut by over a third by October
2004. Half of the reduction of 1,400 posts will be achieved by job losses,
with the other half being transferred to other bodies in the National
Health Service ...more
636 English
assemblies would have role in raising public health Elected
regional assemblies in England will have powers to promote public health
in their areas, if they are ever established. However, control of health
policy and the National Health Service would remain with the Department
of Health ...more
636 Help
produced for pharmacies on getting involved with LIFT projects Guidance
about how to involve community pharmacies with primary care redevelopment
projects, under the National Health Service Local Improvement Finance
Trust (LIFT), is being offered to pharmacy owners and pharmaceutical
advisers ...more
636 Restart
control of entry lobby, urges NPA Community pharmacists are being urged by the National Pharmaceutical Association to reinvigorate local campaigning on control of entry ahead of the 21 November deadline for responses to the Government's “balanced package of measures”
...more
636 Irish “Ask about medicines” Pharmacies in the Republic of Ireland are taking part in a three-month “Ask about your medicines” campaign organised by the Irish Pharmaceutical Union
...more
637 Osteoarthritis
pain relieved by leeches Leech therapy appears to improve
the symptoms of osteoarthritis and could offer patients an alternative
approach to pain relief, a new study reveals ...more
637 Major
outbreaks of measles likely soon Unless vaccine uptake improves
rapidly major measles epidemics are likely in the United Kingdom this
winter, according to Dr Simon Murch, Royal Free and University College
medical school, London ...more
637 New
osteoporosis drug launched A new drug for osteoporosis, teriparatide
(Forsteo), the active fragment of human parathyroid hormone, was launched
this week ...more
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637 Tobacco regulatory
authority call Eleven charities and other bodies with an interest
in health have called on the Government to set up a tobacco regulatory
authority ...more
638 Lycopene supplements
may not be enough to lower prostate cancer risk Men who want
to reduce their risk of developing prostate cancer by altering their diet
should eat tomatoes or tomato products rather than rely on lycopene supplements,
suggest researchers from Ohio State University, Columbus ...more
638 Patients
find information leaflets for skin conditions lack detail Information
leaflets provided by dermatology departments in the United Kingdom lack
sufficient detail, a survey of 259 patients has revealed ...more
638 Management
of viral wheeze pre-school needs re-evaluation Guidelines
that suggest parents should be provided with a course of oral steroids
as part of the management plan for their child's asthma need to be re-evaluated,
say researchers. Their recommendation comes after they found no clear
benefit of a short course of parent-initiated oral prednisolone for viral
wheeze in young children ...more
Research and
Development
639 Treatment
predictor for breast cancer under development A new test to
predict which breast cancer patients will benefit from drugs such as
tamoxifen and anastrozole (Arimidex) has been developed ...more
639 New
approach to SERM resistant breast tumours Low levels of oestrogen
may shrink breast tumours that have developed resistance to tamoxifen
and raloxifene, say Chicago researchers ...more
639 Ximelagatran
continues to show promise as anticoagulation agent Promising
results from two clinical trials of a new anticoagulant were published
last month in The New England Journal of Medicine ...more
639 Mixed
results for cannabis in MS Cannabinoids could be used to improve
patients' mobility and pain control in multiple sclerosis, say researchers
...more
639 Predictable
dose for insulin inhaler Regular insulin delivered via the Aerodose insulin inhaler will provide a “pharmacologically predictable” dose of insulin similar to that observed following subcutaneous injection
...more
639 New
receptor for sex hormones Identification of a new receptor
for the regulation of sex hormone secretion has been reported by Paradigm
Therapeutics ...more |
