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731 Shortage
of community pharmacists raises questions about future services A
shortage of pharmacists in the community sector has led to doubts about
the provision of future services, after it was revealed that there is
a shortage of 1,715 whole-time-equivalent pharmacists, despite a growing
register ...more
731 New
contract will be phased in next year The new pharmacy contract
in England and Wales will be agreed by April 2004 but implementation
is to be phased in gradually after that date, it was revealed this week
...more
731 Control
of entry exemptions should not be the norm Proposed exemptions to control of entry should be “exceptions and not the norm” and greater clarity is needed on the Government's proposals for changes to the control of entry regulations in England, if the existing pharmacy network is not to be badly affected, according to the main pharmacy bodies
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732 PCTs
to decide what to do with free NRT products Primary care trusts
in England will be able to decide for themselves how to allocate free
nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) stock to be supplied to them as part
of deals reached between the Department of Health and three pharmaceutical
companies ...more
732 Lord
Hunt to chair new safety agency Lord Hunt, a former junior
health minister, has been appointed chairman of the National Patient
Safety Agency (NPSA) ...more
732 Rising
demands from new contract Community pharmacists are at risk
of ever-increasing demands from the National Health Service for higher
standards and more services under their new contract ...more
732 Diabetes
and leadership interest groups are launched by UKCPA Two new
practice interest groups — covering diabetes, and leadership
and management — were launched by the United Kingdom Clinical
Pharmacy Association at its autumn symposium held in Blackpool last weekend ...more
732 Private-Rx
for sale Private-Rx, an online discussion group for pharmacists,
has been put up for sale by its owner Darrin Baines ...more
732 Drug
Tariff moves to rINNs Recommended International Non-proprietary
Names (rINNs) will replace British Approved Names (BANs) in Part VIII
of the Drug Tariff from December ...more
732 MPs
sign control of entry motion Members of Parliament have put
down a new early-day motion (EDM 1873) opposing the Department's of Health's
plans to change the rules on control of entry into new pharmacy contracts
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733 Patients
to report equipment problems Patients are to be encouraged
to report problems with medical devices and equipment direct to the Medicines
and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ...more |
733 Generic substitution
saves nearly €40m in Finland Generic substitution and
associated price reductions have saved €39.8m (£27.8m) in
Finland in six months, about 5 per cent of its drugs bill, according
to the Social Insurance Foundation of Finland (Kela) ...more
733 Pharmacy needs
to be more fully integrated into public health plans Community
pharmacy needs to be used more effectively as part of Government plans
to improve public health, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee
is arguing ...more
733 NHS gains
little from parallel trade Researchers from the London School
of Economics claim that the purported benefits to health systems of parallel
trade in Europe are not borne out by economic data ...more
734 Young pharmacist
is new UEA teacher practitioner A recently qualified Co-op
pharmacist has been appointed a sponsored teacher practitioner at the
newly opened pharmacy department, University of East Anglia ...more
734 MS scheme
hit by neurologist shortage The supply of beta interferon
and glatiramer by means of the “risk sharing scheme” to patients
with multiple sclerosis (MS) is being slowed by a shortage of neurologists
needed to assess patients' eligibility, according to Schering Health
Care ...more
734 Vaccinating
children has protective effects in adults Vaccinating all
young children against pneumococcal disease cuts the rate of infection
in adults as well as in children, researchers say ...more
734 Advantages
of steroid ear drops Ear drops containing corticosteroids
are more effective for acute otitis externa than ear drops containing
acetic acid alone, research shows ...more
735 Cases of
HIV have risen sharply in UK There has been an almost 20 per
cent increase in the number of people infected with HIV in the United
Kingdom, according to a report published this week by the Health Protection
Agency ...more
735 CPA to promote
pharmacists' role in HIV and AIDS The Commonwealth Pharmaceutical
Association is to mark World Aids Day next week by publishing a statement
encouraging greater use of pharmacists' knowledge and skills in the international
fight against HIV/AIDS ...more
735 Small increase
in risk of MI for those treated with antiretrovirals Combination
antiretroviral therapy is independently associated with an increase in
risk of myocardial infarction (MI), according to the authors of a new
study ...more
735 Counselling
and sildenafil dose increase improves erectile function Counselling
and dose titration of sildenafil (Viagra) leads to satisfactory erections
in more than half of men initially not responding to the drug, according
to a study reported at the 6th congress of the European Society for Sexual
Medicine held in Istanbul earlier this month ...more |
