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155 CD
legislation changes put forward by Home Office Amendments to the prescribing and auditing of Controlled Drugs, following recommendations from the Shipman Inquiry, are put forward in the Home Office’s consultation on changes to CD legislation, which opened last week
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155 Counterfeit
Lipitor found in legitimate pharmaceutical supply chain Counterfeit medicines — this time it is Lipitor, batch number 004405K1 — have been found in the legitimate supply chain for the third time in two years
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155 Council backs
national boards The Royal Pharmaceutical Society is to go ahead with establishing the proposed national pharmacy boards for England, Scotland and Wales
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155 AAH starts
training warehouse staff to spot counterfeits AAH Pharmaceuticals has begun training its warehouse staff to spot fakes, it was announced last week
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156 Primary care
trusts could be cut by 50 per cent The number of primary care trusts in England will be cut and rapid progress made towards universal practice-based commissioning by the end of 2006, according to a Department of Health document “Commissioning a patient-led NHS” published last week
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156 Over 686 million prescriptions dispensed in England last year — up 5.3 per cent Just over 686 million prescriptions for medicines worth £8.08bn were dispensed by community pharmacists and dispensing doctors in England in 2004, according to statistics issued by the Department of Health. The number of prescriptions was up 5.3 per cent on the previous year, while the cost rose by 7.6 per cent
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156 Bowel cancer
screening to be offered to people in their 60s Everyone aged 60 to 69 years is to be offered screening for bowel cancer as part of a national programme in England, health minister Rosie Winterton announced this week
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156 Chairmen
appointed for new medicines committees Gordon Duff, current chairman of the Committee on Safety of Medicines, will be appointed chairman of the Commission on Human Medicines and Philip Routledge, member of the Medicines Commission, will be appointed chairman of the Herbal Medicines Advisory Committee, it was announced last week
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156 No appeal
over oxygen supply DeVilbiss Medequip will not appeal against a High Court refusal to grant the company an injunction against the Department of Health in relation to the supply of oxygen contracts, it was announced this week
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156 CHRE proclaims
its successes The Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence has published its second annual report
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157 General public
not aware of pharmacists’ new role Public perception
of the role of pharmacists needs to change in order for pharmacists to
carry out their new role in primary care, according to a Which? report
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157 MSD taken
to task over Fosamax promotion The Medicines and Healthcare
products Regulatory Agency has ordered Merck Sharp & Dohme to withdraw
promotional material for Fosamax Once Weekly (alendronic acid) 70mg tablets
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157 National
boards too costly The increased cost to members of establishing
national boards of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society will be out of proportion
to any benefits gained from such boards, the Association of Independent
Multiple pharmacies says in its response to the Society’s consultation
on the establishment of national boards ...more
157 Asthma monitoring
at Boots A free asthma monitoring service is being provided
by 50 Boots The Chemists stores in England ...more
157 AIMp new
chairman Steven Williams, managing director of P Williams
Chemists and member of the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee,
has been elected as the new chairman of the Association of Independent
Multiple pharmacies (AIMp) ...more
158 Potassium
chloride policies not evidence based Evidence to support practices
currently recommended for the safe handling of potassium chloride is
completely lacking, according to research published this week ...more
158 Safety agency
launches web portal to share knowledge The National Patient
Safety Agency has launched a web portal to provide health care professionals
with tools, advice and details of research on best practice in patient
safety ...more
158 Pharmacy
brings health care vision to community A pharmacy designed
to incorporate the latest thinking in delivery of health services has
opened next door to a medical centre, which itself rents space from the
pharmacy’s owner ...more
158 Modafinil
for sleep disorder Modafinil is of some value in treating
shift-work sleep disorder but does not restore sleepiness to normal levels
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158 NSAIDs safe
to use Patients and prescribers should continue to use non-selective
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as currently recommended, the European
Medicines Agency has concluded ...more
158 Non-pharmacists
to join CPP Overseas pharmacists and pharmacy support staff
are to be able to join the College of Pharmacy Practice after members
of the college voted in favour of regulation change ...more
158 Medicines
and driving Community and hospital pharmacies in Scotland
have been sent posters that highlight the potential of some hay fever
medicines to cause drowsiness ...more
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