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695 Next
week's Council meeting to address Society modernisation at request of
Nicholas Wood Six motions at next week's meeting of the Royal
Pharmaceutical Society's Council will address modernisation of the Society
and the proposed new Charter ...more
695 President
asked to endorse petition to Privy Council to seek rejection of proposed
Charter Mark Walker, from Oxford, has written an open letter
to the President of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society to ask for the Society
to endorse a petition to the Privy Council. The new petition seeks the
rejection of the Council's proposed new Charter ...more
695 Obesity
report prompts calls for greater pharmacy involvement Weight
management services offered through community pharmacies could provide
solutions to the growing problem of obesity highlighted in a recent parliamentary
report, according to the All Party Pharmacy Group ...more
696 Colon
cancer survival similar for intraportal and systemic therapy Patients
with colorectal cancer receiving 5-fluorouracil-based adjuvant chemotherapy
show similar survival rates whether the drugs are given systemically,
regionally or via both methods ...more
696 Tiotropium
reduces exacerbations in COPD The long-acting anticholinergic
tiotropium (Spiriva) reduces the frequency of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) exacerbations and associated hospital admissions, a study
reported at the American Thoracic Society annual conference held in Orlando,
Florida, last month reveals ...more
696 Head-to-head
pulmonary arterial hypertension trial Treatment of pulmonary
arterial hypertension (PAH) with the oral dual endothelin receptor antagonist
bosentan (Tracleer) achieves a similar increase in survival as intravenous
epoprostenol, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic
Society annual conference held in Orlando, Florida, last month ...more
697 Concordance
review reveals good news and bad A systematic research review
has identified how patients and health care professionals can move towards
concordance but has also highlighted several barriers that need to be
overcome ...more
697 Ask
About Medicines Week set for November This year's Ask About Medicines Week will run from 1 November to 6 November. Its theme will be “Choices about medicines”
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697 Patients
on long-term therapy need support About a third of patients
starting a new treatment for a chronic condition do not take it as directed
and some decide not to take it at all. This is the finding of a study
in which the authors suggest that such patients need a support service
tailored to their individual needs ...more
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698 New prescribing
and supply role for optometrists Plans to give optometrists
a wider role in the administration, supply and sale of medicines have
been put out for consultation by the Medicines and Healthcare products
Regulatory Agency ...more
698 SPGC establishes
chief executive position A new role of chief executive officer
has been created by the Scottish Pharmaceutical General Council ...more
698 Numark pharmacy
adopts NHS branding The first Numark pharmacy to include NHS
branding on its fascia was announced last week ...more
698 West Nile
virus contingency plan published by CMO A contingency plan
against West Nile virus infection was published this week by the Chief
Medical Officer ...more
698 Heart failure
may be lower with celecoxib than other NSAIDs Patients treated
with the cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor celecoxib (Celebrex) may
have a lower risk of congestive heart failure than those treated with
other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, say Canadian researchers
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698 E111 forms
to be replaced European E111 forms that prove entitlement
to emergency treatment in the European Union and some other countries
are to be replaced by a European health insurance card by the end of
next year ...more
698 Debate comes
to Society A Big Conversation policy debate with health minister
Rosie Winterton and other Labour MPs is to be hosted by the Royal Pharmaceutical
Society on 21 June ...more
699 Honorary
appointments at Robert Gordon University The Robert Gordon
University, Aberdeen, has announced five honorary appointments this week
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699 Pharmacist
member of European Parliament deselected over fraud Bashir
Khanbai, a Conservative member of the European Parliament for Eastern
England since 1999 and a pharmacist since 1971, has been deselected from
the European election next week after questions were asked about his
expense claims ...more
699 Week-on,
week-off triple therapy for HIV may be cost-effective A three-drug
antiretroviral regimen given on alternate weeks “could be a powerful
and cost effective tool” for the treatment of HIV, according to
the lead author of a small study ...more
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