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3 Call
for tsunami drug donations to be appropriate Pharmacists wishing
to donate prescription-only medicines directly to areas affected by the
tsunami disaster in Asia should do so in accordance with guidance issued
by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. The Society and other organisations
have warned that donations may be inappropriate and could adversely affect
public health ...more
3 Community
matrons to play central role in chronic disease care Community
matrons will play a central role in the management of patients with long-term
conditions under changes announced this week by Health Secretary John
Reid ...more
3 Fifth of pharmacists declare themselves “non-practising” One-fifth of those pharmacists who have so far paid next year’s membership fee of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society have elected to become “non-practising” pharmacists
...more
4 Halted
celecoxib trial brings new prescribing advice Patients who
are being treated with celecoxib (Celebrex), valdecoxib (Bextra) or etoricoxib
(Arcoxia) and who have heart disease or are at risk of stroke should
have their treatment changed, says the Medicines and Healthcare products
Regulatory Agency ...more
4 Over-the-counter
acne lotion as effective as prescribed antibiotics Over-the-counter
benzoyl peroxide lotion is as good as prescribed antibiotics for the
treatment of mild to moderate facial acne, according to a new study ...more
4 New
pharmacy guide for generic isotretinoin A pregnancy prevention programme that includes a pharmacist’s guide to dispensing isotretinoin has been devised by Beacon Pharmaceuticals to coincide with the launch of its new generic form of the drug
...more
4 Little
opposition to prison GSL supply plan Plans to allow prison
officers throughout the UK to supply general sale list medicines to prisoners
have met with little opposition ...more
5 Scottish
Bill sets out new contract legislation Legislative changes
that are required to implement the new community pharmacy contract in
Scotland have been set out in the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland)
Bill ...more
5 Scottish contract
announcements welcomed Last month’s announcements on the new community pharmacy contract in Scotland and transitional arrangements have been welcomed
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5 Private company
takes over running of GP practice A private company, whose managing director Greg Moorhouse is a pharmacist, has taken over a GP practice in County Durham. This means the company is responsible for provision of services to the practice’s 6,000 patients and employs the existing GP partners on salaries
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5 Pharmacist
knighted for services to business and training Roger Jones,
OBE, a pharmacist from Wales has been knighted in the 2005 New Year honours
list ...more
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6 Smoking levels
drop in England but remain stable across Britain Overall,
smoking prevalence in Great Britain was the same last year as it was
the year before that, with 26 per cent of adults smoking cigarettes,
recent Government figures show ...more
6 Pharmacy project
chosen by NHS Innovations A pharmacy project is among those
selected for further development by NHS Innovations, a network of regional
intellectual property management “hubs” set up across England
to capture and commercialise ideas generated by NHS employees ...more
7 MPs hear how
drug companies try to sway editors Examples of ways in which
pharmaceutical companies attempt to influence the editing of papers submitted
to academic journals have been given to members of Parliament ...more
7 New medicines
licensing offence planned A new criminal offence of providing
false or misleading information in relation to applications for, and
renewals of, marketing authorisations for medicines is likely to be created
...more
7 NHS launches
satellite and digital TV service NHS Direct has launched an
interactive digital satellite television service. Later in the year,
the new service will also become available to cable and Freeview digital
viewers ...more
7 PCT new contract
helpline Primary care trusts in England with queries about
the new community pharmacy contract can now ring a national helpline
for assistance ...more
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