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471 Pharmacists
should donate cash rather than medicines for earthquake appeal, charity
suggests Pharmacists are being invited to make cash donations
for medicines relief following the earthquake affecting Pakistan and
its neighbours through a charity set up last year to co-ordinate UK medicines
support ...more
471 Potential
income from medicines use reviews set to increase The number of medicines use reviews (MURs) that community pharmacists can carry out under the new contract is expected to increase by the end of the year, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has revealed
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471 Reckitt Benckiser
buys BHI Reckitt Benckiser has won the auction for Boots Healthcare International with a cash bid of £1.926bn. This is almost double what BHI was expected to be sold for and 22 times the company's annual operating profits
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471 Allowances
for electronic prescription service announced Allowances for the electronic prescription service to be provided through community pharmacies have been agreed by the Department of Health and the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee
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472 Simple design
changes can make drug packs safer Simple changes to design can make medicines packaging safer for patients, a guide launched this week suggests
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472 Packs with
printed dose instructions planned Some prescription medicines
will soon be available with preprinted dosage instructions on their external
packaging ...more
472 Formulations
in paediatric trials should be reported Reporting of formulation
information needs to be improved in drug trials that include children,
say researchers ...more
472 Latest stop
smoking guidance issued by PharmacyHealthLink Guidance for
pharmacists and their staff to help them understand the new cut-down-then-stop-smoking
strategy (PJ, 17 September, p328) has been produced by PharmacyHealthLink
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472 Psychiatric
medicines often not taken as prescribed As many as 40 per cent of people with severe mental illness do not take their medicines as prescribed, according to a new chapter which has been added to the report “A question of choice — compliance in medicines-taking”
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473 Build strong
relationships with GPs and new primary care trusts Pharmacists
will need to forge stronger relationships with GPs and with reconfigured
primary care trusts if the profession is to make the most of practice-based
commissioning, according to John D'Arcy, chief executive of the National
Pharmacy Association ...more
473 Guild members
to vote on union changes Members of the Guild of Healthcare
Pharmacists are to be balloted on planned changes to the way the guild
is organised ...more
473 Payment by Results “poses severe challenges” Government
reforms that will bring a market economy into contracts for hospital
work were criticised by the Audit Commission this week ...more
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474 NHS24 faces
radical overhaul NHS24 must find ways to reduce the use of “call-back”,
according to an independent review of the service published last week
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474 Anthony Smith
appointed dean of SoP Anthony Smith has been appointed dean
of the School of Pharmacy, University of London, it was announced last
week ...more
474 PCT takes
up LIFT complaint Newham Primary Care Trust has confirmed
that it is investigating a complaint made by Trevor Hadley of Anthony's
Pharmacy against the PCT and North East London Local Pharmaceutical Committee
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474 Welsh MUR
Forms Welsh medicines use review forms are now available ...more
474 NICE “how
to” guide The National Institute for Health and Clinical
Excellence is developing a “how to” guide on implementing
NICE guidance ...more
475 Self-management
an option for oral anticoagulation Self-management for oral
anticoagulation is as effective as routine care, if patients are appropriately
trained, a study suggests ...more
475 Pioglitazone
trial claims' are questioned Researchers should not have used
a secondary outcome to support claims that pioglitazone (Actos) reduces
macrovascular events when the primary outcome was not significant, an
article in last week's BMJ argues ...more
475 Tailor choice
of calcineurin inhibitor to patients' own circumstances Individual
circumstances are crucial to deciding whether to use tacrolimus or ciclosporin
as primary immunosuppresion for kidney transplant recipients, a meta-analysis
suggests ...more
475 Welsh mental
health NSF updated An additional £5m is to be invested
in mental health services in Wales, health minister Brian Gibbons announced
earlier this week ...more
475 Scottish
mental health Act New legislation means that people with mental
health problems and their carers should be able to expect improved rights
and greater protection, according to the Scottish Executive ...more
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