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205 DoH imposes 2003–04 remuneration increase The Department of Health has imposed a remuneration increase for 2003–04 of 3.225 per cent on community pharmacy contractors in England and Wales. It has also been announced this week that the new contract for community pharmacists is to be delayed
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205 NHS
prescription charge to rise by 10p in England and Scotland Charges for NHS prescriptions in England and Scotland are to rise by 10p to £6.40 on 1 April. Increases will also apply to prepayment certificates, which will rise to £33.40 for a four-month certificate and £91.80 for an annual certificate
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205 CRHP
refers first cases for High Court review Professional disciplinary
cases have begun to be referred by the Council for the Regulation of
Healthcare Professionals to the High Court for review. Although none
of the current cases have involved pharmacists, they could in future
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206 Proposal
to abolish CSM and create new version Public consultation
has started on an MHRA proposal to abolish the Committee on Safety of
Medicines. The proposal is part of a wider review of all advisory committees
established under the Medicines Act 1968 ...more
206 SOS
group explains reasons for taking action against individuals The
Save Our Society group has clarified its reason for naming individual
members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Council in its legal action
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206 Government
praises CRHP for good practice among regulators The Council
for the Regulation of Health Professionals has been held up by the Government
as an example of good practice among independent regulators ...more
207 Antibiotics
linked with increased breast cancer risk Long-term use of
antibiotics is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, US
researchers report ...more
207 Hormone
replacement therapy still excellent choice for many women, says US investigator Hormone
replacement therapy continues to be an excellent choice for the treatment
of menopause-related symptoms for many women, according to Susan Johnson,
of the University of Iowa and an investigator for the US Women's Health
Initiative study ...more
207 Aspirin
may protect against lymphoma The risk of developing Hodgkin's
lymphoma is lower for regular users of aspirin, data from a new study
suggest ...more
207 WHO
advice on medicinal plants Guidelines on the cultivation,
collection and classification of medicinal plants have been published
by the World Health Organization ...more
207 NMR
predicts tumour response Nuclear magnetic resonance can predict
how brain tumours will respond to treatment, say researchers ...more
207 MeReC
reviews thrush The diagnosis and treatment of vulvovaginal
candidiasis (thrush) is reviewed in the latest issue of the MeReC
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208 Trevor Jones
appointed to public health commission by WHO Trevor Jones,
director-general of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry,
has been appointed to a World Health Organization commission ...more
208 UK children
report most asthma symptoms Children in the UK report more
asthma symptoms than children anywhere else in the world, according to
the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), an industry-sponsored body set
up to reduce asthma prevalence, morbidity and mortality ...more
208 Call for
warnings on packs of aspirin for asthma sufferers Standard
warnings are needed on packs of aspirin to warn people with asthma of
the potential for exacerbations of their condition, say researchers ...more
208 Patients
happy with pharmacy supply of EHC Patients believe that pharmacies
are suitable places for buying emergency hormonal contraception (EHC),
research shows ...more
208 Fruit’n’veg
tokens Milk tokens are to be phased out and replaced with
vouchers redeemable for milk, infant formula, fruit and vegetables for
eligible groups ...more
208 New Welsh
diploma centre A new teaching centre for the Cardiff University
postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy has been opened at Morriston
Hospital, Swansea ...more
208 Scottish
prescriptions All doctors and dentists in Scotland should
now be using new-style prescription forms ...more
208 Prescription
fraud down Losses from pharmaceutical patient fraud (prescription
fraud) have fallen by 60 per cent ...more
209 Moss Pharmacy
launches healthy heart campaign Moss Pharmacy has launched
the first stages of its new public health strategy “At the heart
of your health”, addressing coronary heart disease ...more
209 Pregnancy
test kit problem A problem with a pregnancy test kit used
in GP surgeries, health clinics and hospitals has led the Medicines and
Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to announce that it will be issuing
urgent advice about its recall ...more
209 Guidance
on three newer drugs issued in Scotland Frovatriptan (Migard)
has been endorsed by the Scottish Medicines Commission for treatment
of headache during migraine attacks ...more
209 Benefits
of combination therapy for acute coronary syndromes seen within six months Use
of evidenced-based combination therapy in patients with acute coronary
syndromes can result in a “striking survival advantage” within
six months, say US researchers ...more
209 Pfizer helps
pharmacists capitalise on health care market A report designed
to help pharmacists and other medicines retailers capitalise on the UK
health care market has been launched by Pfizer Consumer Healthcare ...more
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