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629 All
seven SOS campaigners elected to Council as motion on proposed new Charter
is passed at AGM Candidates from the Save Our Society campaign have captured all seven places in this year’s election to the Council of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
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629 Case
for summary judgment heard in court Christine Glover, Council
member, Phil Green, Deputy Secretary and Registrar, and Nicola Gray,
Council member, arrive at the High Court on 19 May, the first day of
the case for summary judgment in the Save Our Society claim against the
Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Charter petition ...more
629 October
implementation of new pharmacy contract seems unlikely October
implementation of the new community pharmacy contract in England has
been effectively blocked by the Department of Health. Unless the DoH
dramatically changes its position in negotiations over funding this week
then it is likely that implementation will be delayed ...more
630 Modernisation
board notes a prescribing revolution Last year marked the
beginning of a prescribing revolution, according to the 2004 annual report
from the NHS Modernisation Board. The report considers changes being
made to the NHS from the point of view of patients ...more
630 Deficiencies
in GP prescribing systems Computer systems used by three-quarters
of GP practices have important deficiencies in their prescribing safety
features, researchers report in an e-health themed issue of the BMJ ...more
630 Liverpool
hospital pharmacy department wins IT award A system of electronic
transfer of discharge prescriptions has won pharmacists in Liverpool
a national award. The pharmacy department at the University Hospital
Aintree, won the 2004 First DataBank Guild of Healthcare Pharmacist IT
award for the system, designed to transfer patient discharge information
between the hospital and primary care securely and quickly ...more
630 Eating
fish boosts fetal growth High levels of fish consumption during
pregnancy seem to boost fetal growth rate, reveals a study ...more
630 Simvastatin
of benefit in MS? Data from a study suggest simvastatin may
be of use for treating multiple sclerosis ...more
631 Boots
launches internet-based pharmacy services Boots The Chemists
launched an internet-based medicines ordering service last week. Using
the new service, people can have their prescriptions dispensed and buy
pharmacy medicines. Orders will then be dispatched to customers within
two days ...more
631 Internet
and mail order delivery not a threat to traditional pharmacies Pharmacists
need not fear new technologies such as internet and mail-order pharmacy,
a recent review published in the International Journal of Pharmacy
Practice suggests ...more
631 Torbay
PCT plan to cut hospital admissions A new scheme to reduce
unplanned hospital admissions is due to start in Torbay Primary Care
Trust this summer. The aim of the scheme is to identify vulnerable patients
with chronic disease and draw up a care plan for them to prevent hospital
admission ...more
631 Scottish
IT user groups planned Pharmacy software user groups are to
be set up in Scotland later this year to help software suppliers develop
future products ...more
631 Violence
in pharmacies survey Employer attitudes to the problem of
violence in pharmacies are to be examined by the Pharmacists' Defence
Association ...more
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632 Epilepsy
patients want more medicines information People with epilepsy
want more information about their medicines, results from a new survey
commissioned by the National Society for Epilepsy suggest ...more
632 Lancet concludes
that OTC statins are not the answer The UK public will be
guinea pigs in what The Lancet describes as a large-scale over-the-counter
experiment when simvastatin becomes available for sale through pharmacies
this summer. “If the Government is serious about preventing heart
disease then privatisation of that prevention is not the answer,” an
editorial says ...more
632 Treatment
for advanced myeloma launched Patients with advanced multiple
myeloma may now benefit from a new treatment available in the UK ...more
632 Reports of
rhabdomyolysis prompt prescribing reminder for Crestor Four
UK reports of rhabdomyolysis associated with rosuvastatin (Crestor) have
prompted AstraZeneca to write to prescribers reminding them of the drug's
start dose. All four cases involved patients who received start doses
that were higher than the recommended 10mg and who had pre-existing risk
factors for myopathy ...more
633 Aspirin does
not extend benefits of clopidogrel Adding aspirin to clopidogrel
(Plavix) does not reduce the risk of secondary ischaemic events in high-risk
cerebrovascular patients, new trial results show ...more
633 Handful of
strokes attributed to underuse of preventive medicine Around
nine strokes per year in a population of 100,000 can be attributed to
underuse of preventive medication, according to a Danish study reported
at a European stroke conference last week ...more
634 World health
professions' leaders demand urgent action by all nations against HIV/AIDS
pandemic A plea to all national governments and health professionals
to stop procrastinating on the HIV/AIDS pandemic has been issued by leaders
of the world's pharmacy, nursing and medical professions ...more
634 New appointments
at Medway school Five pharmacists have been appointed to clinical
lecturerships at Medway school of pharmacy, which is due to open its
doors to students in September ...more
634 Technicians'
ethics code has conflicting responsibilities Close similarities
between a draft code of ethics for pharmacy technicians and the Royal
Pharmaceutical Society’s Code of Ethics will lead to difficulties
deciding who holds ultimate responsibility for certain activities, the
National Pharmaceutical Association has said ...more
634 SPCG elects
Alex MacKinnon as new vice-chairman The Scottish Pharmaceutical
General Council has elected Lloydspharmacy pharmacist Alex MacKinnon
as its new vice-chairman following the retirement of Ron Shiels. Frank
Owens has been re-elected as chairman ...more
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