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135 Co-proxamol
withdrawal is widely welcomed Pharmacists have welcomed the
decision by health safety regulators to withdraw the prescription painkiller
co-proxamol. However, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has criticised
the way in which the withdrawal was communicated ...more
135 New
guidance on out-of-hours medicines Access to medicines out
of hours looks set to improve following the publication of new guidance
by the Department of Health ...more
135 NPA
advanced services course The National Pharmaceutical Association
has produced a distance learning training course to prepare pharmacists
to meet the competencies required to provide advanced services under
the new community pharmacy contract ...more
136 First section of new Welsh health report published Health statistics
about people living in Wales were published by the Welsh Assembly Government
this week, in the first section of a new report ...more
136 Scottish
sexual health strategy launched A new sexual health strategy
has been published by the Scottish Executive ...more
136 Community
pharmacy numbers stable for past 10 years The number of community pharmacies in England and Wales with NHS dispensing contracts has changed little over the past 10 years, having fallen from 10,486 in 1994–95 to 10,462 in 2003–04
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136 Serious
Fraud Office expands generics price-fixing inquiry The Serious
Fraud Office this week confirmed its investigation into suspected price-fixing
by generics manufacturers and suppliers has been expanded to include
more companies ...more
136 MHRA
gives evidence to pharmaceutical industry influence inquiry The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency will, from the middle of the year, issue a “United Kingdom product public assessment report” for each licence it issues, Sir Alasdair Breckenridge, chairman of the board of the MHRA, said last week
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137 GMC
review launched in wake of Shipman inquiry The role, structure
and function of the General Medical Council, which regulates doctors
in the UK, is to be reviewed, Secretary of State for Health John Reid
has announced. The move follows criticism and recommendations by the
chairman of the Shipman Inquiry, Dame Janet Smith, last year ...more
137 Final
inquiry report suggests 250 patients were unlawfully killed by Harold
Shipman Harold Shipman killed about 250 patients between 1971
and 1998, Dame Janet Smith, chairman of the Shipman Inquiry, concludes
in her sixth and final report ...more
137 MP
calls for warning symbols on medicines Labour member of Parliament
Andrew Dismore (Hendon) has launched a 10-Minute Rule bill to establish
a system of prominently displayed warning symbols on the packaging of
medicines that can impair driving and mechanical ability ...more
137 MHRA
starts review of ban on kava in unlicensed medicines The two-year-old
ban on kava in unlicensed medicines is to be reviewed ...more
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138 No magic
pill for symptoms related to dementia There is convincing
evidence to support use of the atypical antipsychotics risperidone (Risperdal)
and olanzapine (Zyprexa) to treat the neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia,
according to US researchers. However, they say that no agent offers a “magic
pill” against these symptoms ...more
138 Pregnancy
complications not increased by inhaled corticosteroids in women with
asthma Women with asthma who use inhaled corticosteroids while
pregnant do not have an increased risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension
or pre-eclampsia. Women with uncontrolled and severe asthma, however,
may be at an increased risk of these conditions ...more
138 Consultation
to revamp milk voucher scheme launched A consultation on an
initiative to replace the current Welfare Food Scheme has been launched
by the Department of Health ...more
138 Asthma characteristics
predict response to treatment Researchers have identified
characteristics in children with asthma that could help predict the type
of treatment they will respond to ...more
139 Tonnes of
inappropriate medicines arrive in SE Asia Tonnes of inappropriate
medicines have arrived in South-East Asia following the tsunami disaster,
according to a report by Pharmaciens Sans Frontières (PSF) ...more
139 Stop-smoking
advice to be given to children in Scotland A Scottish scheme
to provide a smoking cessation service through schools, youth centres
and community venues to those aged 14–18 years will be launched
in Lanarkshire later this year ...more
139 Childhood
smoke exposure linked to adult lung cancer Frequent exposure
to environmental tobacco smoke during childhood is associated with lung
cancer in adulthood, a long-term, prospective study published on BMJ
Online First has shown ...more
139 NHS should
pay premium price for rare disease treatments The NHS should
pay the premium price for drugs to treat patients with rare conditions,
according to a public panel that advises the National Institute for Clinical
Excellence ...more
139 NPfIT timescales
announced Approximate timescales for implementation of some
of the stages of the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) have been posted
on the NPfIT website ...more
139 Pepto-Bismol
reclassification Procter & Gamble has asked the Medicines
and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to reclassify Pepto-Bismol
as a general sale list medicine ...more
139 Graham Phillips
quits NPA board Graham Phillips has resigned from the National
Pharmaceutical Association management board so that he can concentrate
his efforts where he believes they are most needed ...more
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