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429 Trusts cannot afford to implement Agenda for Change Evidence that NHS trusts are abusing the job evaluation process because they claim they cannot afford to implement Agenda for Change has been highlighted by Amicus, the trade union that represents hospital pharmacists ...more
429 School of Pharmacy researcher wins photographic contest David McCarthy, head of the electron microscope unit at the School of Pharmacy, University of London, has received first prize for his image of a salt grain and a peppercorn in the 2005 Novartis and The Daily Telegraph Visions of Science photographic awards ...more
429 Atomoxetine associated with risk of suicidal behaviour, warns CSM Atomoxetine (Strattera) has been associated with an increased risk of suicidal thoughts or behaviour in children and adolescents, the Committee on Safety of Medicines has warned ...more
430 Hospital drugs account for 22.3pc of NHS drug’s bill Hospital pharmacies are responsible for 22.3 per cent of the total NHS drug’s bill in England, according to official figures ...more
430 Scottish prescription volume and cost rise More NHS prescriptions than ever are being dispensed in the community in Scotland ...more
430 BNF 50 now available BNF 50, the latest edition of the British National Formulary, contains updated information on malaria prophylaxis, the use of tricyclic antidepressants and advice on vaccinations ...more
430 UK below average in Europe for uptake of new cancer drugs The UK is one of the worst countries in Europe in terms of patient access to new cancer drugs
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431 Alliance UniChem and Boots announce merger plans Alliance UniChem and Boots have announced plans to merge into a £7bn pan-European company to be called Alliance Boots ...more
431 Boots weight loss programme rolled out A weight loss programme that includes access to orlistat (Xenical) via a private patient group direction is being rolled out across 100 Boots The Chemists pharmacies
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431 Clinical governance survey The National Audit Office wants to examine whether primary care trusts in England are achieving improvements in patient care through better clinical governance ...more
431 Influenza campaign launched The Department of Health’s influenza campaign was launched this week ...more
432 Independent
Pharmacy Federation launched A new organisation exclusively to represent the interests of independent community pharmacists across the UK has been launched ...more
432 Industry funds pharmacist and pharmacy student training Funds from the pharmaceutical industry are being used to support the professional development of pharmacists, pharmacy students and other health professionals as well as helping to boost the care of patients with chronic disease
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432 NHS counter fraud strategy published for Scotland Tackling fraud in NHS Scotland is the subject of a new strategy launched by the Scottish Executive ...more
433 Global chronic
disease needs to be tackled, says WHO Chronic diseases are
responsible for around 17 million premature deaths per year worldwide,
according to a World Health Organization report ...more
433 Patients
need support in taking statins effectively Policy makers
should consider how to support patients in taking statins effectively,
according to the Task Force on Medicines Partnership ...more |
433 Injection
frequency does not affect treatment satisfaction Patients’ treatment
satisfaction is not affected by whether injections are once- or twice-daily
...more
433 Parallel importers
call for “market” to be redefined European competition
rules need to be changed to ease parallel trade in pharmaceuticals, the
European Association of Euro-Pharmaceutical Companies has said ...more
433 Welsh children’s
NSF sets training standards Minimum training standards for
pharmacy curriculums have been specified in the Welsh National Service
Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services ...more
434 Link found
between amoxicillin and enamel defects Amoxicillin use during
infancy has been linked to the development of enamel defects in permanent
teeth ...more
434 Charity appeals
to pharmacists to help educate public about mouth cancer The
British Dental Health Foundation is appealing to pharmacists to help
educate the public about symptoms of mouth cancer in the run up to its
annual mouth cancer awareness campaign ...more
434 Nobel prize
awarded for bacterium link to ulcers Proving that infection
by the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, and not stress and lifestyle,
causes peptic ulcer disease has won Barry Marshall, of the University
of Western Australia, and Robin Warren, formerly a pathologist at Royal
Perth Hospital, Australia, the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
...more
435 Pharmacy diabetes
network “smartgroup” launched A network of pharmacists
and pharmacy technicians with an interest in diabetes is set to grow
with the launch of a Diabetes UK “smartgroup” ...more
435 Patients advised
to alert their doctors if pharmacists switch their epilepsy drug Patients
with epilepsy should alert their doctors if pharmacists switch their
medicine from a branded to a generic product or vice versa ...more
435 Funding announced
for pharmacists to undertake management of drug misuse training Funding
is available for pharmacists in Scotland to undertake training in the
management of drug misuse in primary care ...more
435 Levetiracetam
now licensed in children Levetiracetam (Keppra) is now licensed
for the treatment of children with epilepsy, following European approval
...more
436 Antirheumatic
drug with novel mechanism of action Abatacept, the first in
a new class of antirheumatic drugs called selective co-stimulation modulators,
appears to offer pain relief and increased mobility in rheumatoid arthritis
patients ...more
436 Aspirin may
protect against cardiac effects of COX-2 inhibitors, say researchers A
chemical imbalance that may be corrected with aspirin therapy, could
underlie the cardiovascular side effects of cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors
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436 DPP-IV inhibitor
better tolerated than metformin Vildagliptin, a dipeptidyl
peptidase-IV inhibitor, is better tolerated than metformin and achieves
similar sustained reductions in HbA1c levels ...more
436 Yeast may
be an option for nasal delivery of insulin Applying a solution
of yeast to a monolayer of epithelial cells increases the transport of
insulin through it ...more
436 Pomegranate
juice Pomegranate juice has been shown to reduce prostate
tumour growth and levels of prostate specific antigen in mice ...more |
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