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41 Members
will be balloted on new revised Charter Members of the Royal
Pharmaceutical Society will be balloted on a new revised draft Charter
agreed by the Society's Council last week ...more
41 New
board to guide electronic care records Pharmacy input into
a new board that is to replace two boards advising the NHS on the introduction
of electronic records has been demanded by the Pharmaceutical Services
Negotiating Committee ...more
41 NHS
Live: projects provide forum to share best practice A national NHS programme “NHS live” launched this week aims to find new ways of providing health care services to patients
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41 Pharmacists
given guidance on displaying NHS logo Guidance on how community
pharmacists can use the NHS logo has been published by the Department
of Health ...more
42 Health
minister impressed by Sheffield pharmacies Health minister
Rosie Winterton said that she was impressed by the new services offered
by pharmacists in Sheffield during a visit to the city last week ...more
42 Pharmacy
advocated to PCT members Primary care trusts in England have
been told how pharmacists can help them meet their trust targets for
making primary health care available 24-hours a day, seven days a week
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42 Businesses
start to improve Pharmacy businesses are getting themselves
on a more sound financial footing, according to the latest Plimsoll portfolio
analysis of retail chemists ...more
42 Pharmacists
urged to start planning for new contract now Pharmacists have
to start thinking about the new contract now, Mike Smith, chairman of
UniChem, told a press briefing last week ...more
42 Pfizer
leads on profit Pfizer was the most profitable pharmaceutical company operating in the UK in the 2003–04 financial year, according to an analysis of the financial performance of 124 companies by Prospect Swetenhams
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43 Pharmacists
can reduce adverse reaction costs Community and primary care trust pharmacists have a key role to play in helping to reduce the £466m a year cost to the NHS caused by adverse drug reactions, a pharmacist researcher claimed this week. However, more resources are needed to enable them to achieve this effectively
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43 Anticoagulation
effects of warfarin reduced by taking ginseng Further data
have been reported on a ginseng/ warfarin interaction and problems combining
St John's wort with conventional medicines ...more
43 Balancing
risks and benefits difficult with both non-steroidals and antidepressants Problems
in balancing the benefits and risks of both non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs (NSAIDs) and antidepressants have been highlighted in two studies
that emphasise difficulties in translating trial data to the general
population ...more
43 Most
herbals to be GSL Most products expected to fall within the
rules of the new European Union directive on traditional herbal medicines
are likely to be classified as general sale list medicines ...more
44 Doctors
call for addiction warning labels on OTCs Doctors have called
for clearer labelling on over-the-counter medicines that can be addictive
and for all health professionals to be trained to point out the dangers
to patients ...more
44 NHS
to sue two generics companies over ranitidine price fixing Legal
action by the NHS against Generics UK Ltd and Ranbaxy UK Ltd has been
launched in the High Court ...more
44 Companies
criticised after admitting advertising breaches Two pharmaceutical
companies have recently been criticised for breaking the industry's advertising
rules after reporting themselves for investigation ...more
44 Joint approach
to tackle fraud Under a new agreement, the Counter Fraud Service
and Inland Revenue have joined forces to tackle fraud in the NHS ...more
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45 Society highlights
misunderstanding over antibiotics “A great deal of misunderstanding
surrounding antibiotics and their use” has been found in a survey
commissioned by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society ...more
45 Pharmacists
promoted for role in prudent antibiotic use Pharmacists in
some hospitals have been active for a number of years in tackling the
problem of antimicrobial resistance, according to Richard Wise, chairman
of the government's Specialist Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance
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45 Soy does not
improve effects of menopause Women taking soy protein and
isoflavones to counteract the effects of the menopause may be wasting
their time. A study examining the effect of a soy supplement has found
that it did not improve cognitive function, bone mineral density or plasma
lipid levels ...more
45 Enoxaparin
effective alternative to heparin Enoxaparin (Clexane) is an
effective alternative to heparin for patients with acute coronary syndromes
who need anticoagulant therapy, according to three new studies ...more
46 Pharmacists
urged to support public smoking ban Pharmacists are being
called on to join a campaign that aims to get smoking banned in public
places ...more
46 Government
policy on sun protection challenged in new report Current
public health policy in the UK denies the health benefits of sunlight,
claims a new report ...more
46 Monoclonal
antibody for colorectal cancer A monoclonal antibody targeting
epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFR) has been licensed for the treatment
of metastatic colorectal cancer ...more
46 Cough medicines
disappoint Cough medicines containing diphenhydramine or dextromethorphan
do not reduce the frequency or severity of cough compared with simple
syrup, according to a study of 100 children ...more
R & D news
47 Strategies
for TB and HIV vaccines need rethinking Strategies used in
the development of vaccines against tuberculosis and HIV need to be rethought,
according to the authors of two recently published articles ...more
47 Angiostatic
agents useful for endometriosis Drugs that inhibit the development
of blood vessels could provide a new treatment strategy for women suffering
from endometriosis, two new studies suggest ...more
47 Novel
target for diabetes therapy identified in mice Researchers
have identified a protein, NKG2D, that is present on T lymphocytes and
which can trigger diabetes when T cells infiltrate the pancreas of pre-diabetic
mice. By blocking the interaction, the researchers have shown that they
are able to prevent diabetes developing ...more
47 SARS vaccine
hope Researchers have developed a severe acute respiratory
syndrome test vaccine for delivery directly into the respiratory tract
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47 Duloxetine
for incontinence Duloxetine, a serotonin inhibitor being developed
as a therapy for depression, may prove to be of benefit for women with
stress urinary incontinence ...more
47 Potential
osteoporosis drug Japanese researchers have developed a method
for synthesising norzoanthamine, a substance produced naturally by sea
anemones and which has shown promise for treating osteoporosis and leukaemia
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