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535 NPC
community pharmacy collaborative launched The 28 primary care
trusts that have been chosen to host the new community pharmacy medicines
management collaborative were announced by the National Prescribing Centre
last week ...more
535 Independent
pharmacies face huge challenges over new contract The challenges
facing independent community pharmacies in implementing the new contract
are enormous, according to John Davies, retail services director for
independent wholesaler Mawdsleys ...more
535 Supplementary
prescribing funding concerns remain Supplementary prescribing
is moving forward in Scotland, although funding remains an issue, according
to Campbell Shimmins, of Doune, Perthshire, the first community pharmacist
to write a supplementary prescription one year ago ...more
536 Scottish
Bill passes first stage The new Smoking, Health and Social
Care (Scotland) Bill passed its first stage in the Scottish Parliament
last week ...more
536 Smoking
cessation service wins award A pharmacy-based smoking cessation
service in Glasgow has received the Unichem community pharmacy/primary
care award ...more
536 Internet-based
smoking cessation schemes focused on individual patients work the best Internet-based
smoking cessation support programmes that are tailored to the individual
produce better results than generic programmes, a US study confirms ...more
536 PSNC
publishes guide to new contract funding The April 2005 issue
of Community Pharmacy News, which guides contractors through the funding
of the new community pharmacy contract in England, was published last
week by the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee ...more
536 Prescription
charges Pharmacists and others have until 9 June to send in
their views on whether or not prescription charges should be abolished
in Scotland ...more
537 Welsh hospitals
benefit from new drug chart Hospitals across Wales are now
benefiting from a new all-Wales drug chart, which was put into use last
month ...more
537 Joint NPSA/MHRA
safety alert issued for Repevax and Revaxis Repevax and Revaxis
vaccines are the subject of a safer practice notice issued by the National
Patient Safety Agency and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory
Agency last week ...more
537 Concealed
renal dysfunction risk factor for adverse drug reactions Frail
elderly patients in hospital should have their renal function assessed
by estimating glomerular filtration rate before prescribing or re-evaluating
drug therapy, say Italian researchers ...more
537 RFID pilot
goes commercial Aegate Ltd’s anti-counterfeiting radio-frequency identification pilot for medicines is to be developed into a commercial system
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538 Data reassure
on anti-TNFs and infection risk New data provide reassurance
that tumour necrosis factor inhibitors do not increase rates of serious
infection in rheumatoid arthritis ...more
538 Standards
of asthma care not met in Europe Most people with asthma in
Europe do not receive adequate standards of care, a survey carried out
by the European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations
(EFA) has revealed ...more
538 Fracture
risk in respiratory disease not due to treatment Risk of bone
fracture is increased in patients with severe respiratory disease who
are treated with inhaled corticosteroids but the increase may not be
the result of drug treatment, new research suggests ...more
539 Pharmacists
have key role in tackling men’s health problems Pharmacists
may be the key to offering health and lifestyle advice to men when they
are seeking over-the-counter remedies for conditions such as indigestion,
a report published this week concludes ...more
539 IT system
takeover is given the go ahead Cegedim’s purchase of
leading pharmacy IT systems supplier Enigma Health from UniChem has been
approved by the Office of Fair Trading ...more
539 Acupuncture
no better than sham treatment for migraine Acupuncture is
no more effective than sham acupuncture for treating migraine, although
both are more effective than no treatment, a new study suggests ...more
539 New global
definition of metabolic syndrome launched A new worldwide
definition of the metabolic syndrome has been launched by the International
Diabetes Federation ...more
539 Metformin
could cut cancer risk in type 2 diabetes Metformin may reduce
the risk of cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes, a study published
online suggests ...more
539 Co-op weight
programme Co-op pharmacies across the UK are offering a weight
management service in conjunction with Roche, the Co-operative Group
has announced ...more
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