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137 OTC
simvastatin launched this week The first over-the-counter
statin is to be launched this week. The product, which contains 10mg
simvastatin, is to be marketed as Zocor Heart-Pro ...more
137 Pharmacists
called on to tackle oral methotrexate safety issues Input from pharmacists is key to implementing the latest patient safety alert — on the risks associated with use of oral methotrexate — issued by the National Patient Safety Agency
...more
137 Access
to information key to diabetes care Access to information
and patient-centred care are key priorities set out in National Institute
for Clinical Excellence guidance on the diagnosis and management of people
with type 1 diabetes published this week ...more
137 NHS
IT is poorly justified Possible benefits to the health service
offered by computer technology are being put at risk by inadequate evaluations
of trials ...more
138 STI
rates continue to increase Sexually transmitted infection
rates rose again last year, continuing a trend that started in 1993 ...more
138 Telford
pharmacies in chlamydia screening trial Several pharmacies
in Telford, Shropshire, are taking part in a chlamydia screening trial
specifically aimed at young men, in conjunction with the Men's Health
Forum ...more
138 Young
people remain poorly informed about sexual health care More
than half of young people are unaware they can self refer to a sexual
health or genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinic without the need to see
their GP first, according to results of a survey published this week
...more
138 Hospital
pharmacist vacancies fall Job vacancies for hospital pharmacists
in England have fallen by 30 per cent in the past year, according to
new Department of Health statistics ...more
139 Guide
to how pharmacists can tackle public health How pharmacists
can develop their role in public health is described in a reference guide
jointly published this week by four pharmacy organisations. Produced
by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, PharmacyHealthLink, the National
Pharmaceutical Association, and the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating
Committee, the guide describes the concept of public health, the evidence
base behind it and how pharmacists can contribute ...more
139 CMO
annual report focuses on public health The state of the public's
health is the topic of the annual report of the Chief Medical Officer
in England, published this week ...more
139 Numark
helps pharmacists prepare for new contract An initiative to help pharmacists prepare for the new contract has been launched by Numark. The programme, called “Extend”, is available to all Numark members in the UK
...more
139 Training
for new Medicines Partnership initiative begins The first
18 pharmacists who will offer medicines advice and support to patients
with Parkinson's disease in the community as part of an initiative set
up by the Medicines Partnership began their specialist training in disease
management earlier this month before the initiative goes live on 23 August
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140 New triptan
is effective in menstrual migraine Menstrual migraine is different
from non-menstrual migraine, being more severe. But a new triptan has
been shown to be effective in reducing the syptomes of this condition
when taken prophylactically ...more
140 Migraine
patients are right about the weather Some migraine patients
claim that the weather triggers their condition and this has now been
found to be the case. Doctors from a specialist headache centre found
that half of migraine patients were affected by weather, although more
thought that they were ...more
140 Seven drugs
endorsed by Scottish Medicines Consortium Seroquel (quetiapine)
and Zyprexa IM (intramuscular olanzapine) were among seven medicines
to be endorsed by the Scottish Medicines Consortium this month ...more
140 Shubao liver
damage risk Pharmacists are reminded of the dangers associated
with herbal remedies such as Shubao in the latest issue of Herbal
Safety News, published by the Medicines and Healthcare products
Regulatory Agency ...more
140 Constipation
update There is insufficient evidence to support the routine
use of macrogols over older and less expensive therapies for constipation,
according to the MeReC Bulletin ...more
141 Shake-up
of Government bodies sees changes to pricing authority and counter fraud
service A shake-up of Department of Health “arm’s
length” organisations was announced last week by Health Secretary
John Reid ...more
141 CHRE proposes
rule change procedure Consultation has begun on a procedure
to require professional regulators to change their rules or make new
rules at the instruction of the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence
...more
141 NHS staff
should influence topics chosen for NICE appraisal NHS staff
should have greater influence over the choice of medicines appraised
by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence, academics suggested
last week ...more
141 Employee
representative service launched by PDA The Pharmacists' Defence
Association is setting up an employee representative service for pharmacists
who have to attend a disciplinary hearing ...more
142 Health Minister
supports paediatric pharmacy research Lord Warner, Parliamentary
Under-Secretary of State for Health, voiced his support for the development
of paediatric medicines research during a visit to the Centre for Paediatric
Pharmacy Research, based at the School of Pharmacy, University of London,
earlier this month ...more
142 Drug delivery
award for Manchester research Work on the use of dendrimers
in oral drug delivery has resulted in an innovation award for researchers
at the school of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences at the University
of Manchester ...more
142 Law change
to protect animal researchers from extremists Home Secretary
David Blunkett was expected to announce tighter laws to restrict the
activities of animal extremists after The Journal went to press
...more
142 Pharmaceutics
research gap to be filled by joint venture A new joint venture
between the School of Pharmacy, University of London, and University
College London Hospitals aims to plug a gap in clinical pharmaceutics
research ...more
142 Drug delivery
network starts A research network dedicated to advancing the
science of drug delivery held its launch meeting last month ...more
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