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831 Charter
petition to lead to court action The Save Our Society campaign
said this week that it will go to the High Court in an attempt to prevent
the granting of the new Charter in its final draft form ...more
831 PSNC
asks NE London contractors to pay levy direct Pharmacy contractors
in the North-East London Local Pharmaceutical Committee area are being
asked to pay their levies direct to the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating
Committee if they want to continue to receive support services from it
...more
832 Drug
industry has neglected needs of children and elderly, says think-tank Research
into conditions that affect children, women and older people has been
neglected by the British pharmaceutical industry, according to a think-tank
report ...more
832 Health
inequalities will determine NHS spending Strong social gradients
are seen in health status, deaths from major diseases and poor lifestyle
factors, Derek Wanless has found in a review of population health trends
in the United Kingdom ...more
832 Investment
needed for global health Health care systems world-wide need
to be stronger if global health goals are to be met, according to the
World Health Organization ...more
833 High-dose
GLA fails to improve eczema Borage oil, sold as starflower
oil and which has a high content of gamma linolenic acid (GLA), does
not provide benefit in atopic dermatitis, new research shows ...more
833 Three-drug
regimen most effective in HIV A specific combination of three
anti-HIV drugs appears to be a more effective initial regimen than other
drug combinations tested in a large international study ...more
833 Switching
to anastrozole reduces recurrence of breast cancer Switching
postmenopausal women with breast cancer to the aromatase inhibitor anastrozole
(Arimidex) after two years' treatment with tamoxifen more than halves
the risk of recurrence compared with continuing tamoxifen, according
to new research ...more
833 Top
dose of Symbicort increased The maximum adult dose of Symbicort
Turbohaler (budesonide and formoterol) for asthma has been increased.
Patients using 100/6 and 200/6 inhalers will now be able to adjust their
dose according to symptoms up to a maximum of four inhalations twice
daily ...more |
834 US pharmacists
to be paid for reviews Pharmacists in the United States are
to be reimbursed for providing patient medication reviews under new Medicare
legislation that became law in the US on 8 December. It will result in
pharmacists in the US receiving payment for a non-supply related function
for the first time ...more
834 Kidney transplant
patients need second phase of less toxic therapy Transplanted
kidneys may fail in the long term because of the effects of the drugs
used to prevent acute rejection, a new study confirms ...more
834 Combination
therapy best for BPH Long-term combination therapy with the
alpha-adrenoceptor blocking drug doxazosin and the 5a-reductase inhibitor
finasteride (Proscar) reduces the progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia
(BPH) more than treatment with either drug alone ...more
834 Rituximab
boosts standard therapy Adding rituximab (MabThera) to conventional
chemotherapy can improve outcomes for patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma,
results from two studies suggest ...more
834 Sore throat
persists with penicillin Most children with a sore throat
do not need to be treated with penicillin, say researchers ...more
834 Guidelines
for glaucoma The European Glaucoma Society has published new
treatment guidelines for glaucoma ...more
835 Testing time
in Wakefield when Minister visits Moss Minister of State for
Health Rosie Winterton visited a Moss Pharmacy in Wakefield, West Yorkshire,
last week ...more
835 CHI praises
Hull for scheme to accredit pharmacies Accreditation of community
pharmacies in Hull has been praised by the Commission for Health Improvement
as something the rest of the National Health Service can learn from ...more
835 Local pharmacies
still under threat The decline of local shops, including community
pharmacies, is continuing, according to a report published this week
...more
835 TransScript
closes down TransScript, which ran one of the three pilot
trials of electronic transmission of prescriptions (ETP), is to close
down at the end of the year ...more
835 LPS pilots
provide repeats Local Pharmaceutical Services pilots are to
be allowed to provide repeat dispensing services if primary care trusts
agree ...more
835 January Drug
Tariff delay The January 2004 edition of the Drug Tariff has
been delayed because of a printing problem ...more |
