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621 Pharmacist
independent prescribing given go-ahead Pharmacists and extended formulary nurse prescribers are to be given the right to prescribe independently any licensed medicine for any condition, with the exception of Controlled Drugs, the Department of Health has announced
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621 Regulatory
review could reduce elections to the Society's Council Some pharmacist members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Council could in future be appointed if the Department of Health's review of non-medical regulation continues on its current course. Such a change would need the Charter to be amended because currently it allows only for elections
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622 Cancer patients
poorly informed about medicines Half of all cancer patients say that health care professionals encourage them to ask questions about their treatment although four out of every 10 patients admit they are too poorly informed to know what questions to ask, according to a report published this week
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622 Cancer-related
anaemia is undertreated Cancer-related anaemia is seriously
undertreated, with less than one-third of anaemic patients receiving
treatment, according to a study presented at the European Cancer Conference
in Paris earlier this month ...more
622 Sativex to
be available to multiple sclerosis patients Sativex, GW Pharmaceuticals's
cannabinoid oral spray for the relief of spasticity in multiple sclerosis
patients, is to be available in the UK under the terms of a special Home
Office licence ...more
622 Text service
for quitters A text messaging service to help people who want to give up smoking has been launched by public health minister Caroline Flint
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623 Pharmacists
could staff GP surgeries out of hours Pharmacists could staff
GP surgeries out of hours as part of Government plans to increase access
to primary care services around the clock ...more
623 Chlamydia
screening service in Hull rolled out to young men A chlamydia
advice and screening project offered to women through pharmacies in Hull
and East Riding has been extended to include testing for the infection
in men ...more
623 SPF members
to be balloted on organisation merger Members of the Scottish
Pharmaceutical Federation are to be balloted on the proposed merger of
the SPF with the Scottish Pharmaceutical General Council ...more
623 Regulatory
costs to be cut Businesses are being asked by the Government to suggest ways in which the cost of meeting regulatory requirements can be cut
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623 MSD contract
guide Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd has produced a guide to the new community pharmacy contract in England and Wales
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623 Online MUR
assessment One thousand pharmacists have now passed the University
of Manchester and Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education online medicines
use review assessment ...more
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624 Hertfordshire
school to offer innovative facilities Next week sees the official
launch of a school of pharmacy at the University of Hertfordshire ...more
624 New ABPI
code of conduct promotes ADR reporting Information about reporting
adverse events will have to be displayed prominently on all promotional
material produced by members of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical
Industry, following a tightening up of its code of practice, it was announced
this week ...more
624 Superdrug
tests lungs Free spirometry lung function tests were being
offered by some Superdrug pharmacies this week to mark World COPD Day
on 16 November ...more
625 Intensive
lowering of cholesterol of limited benefit Intensive lipid
lowering in patients with previous myocardial infarction does not result
in a significant reduction in major coronary events but does reduce the
risk of non-fatal acute MI and major cardiovascular events, including
stroke, according to research ...more
625 Community
heart failure clinic awarded £5k Organisers of a community
heart failure service in Glasgow have been awarded £5,000 to evaluate
its impact on patients ...more
625 Newer hypertensives
lower central blood pressure more Amlodipine and perindopril
lower blood pressure near the heart more than older hypertensives do,
even though they have similar effects on blood pressure in the arm, a
sub-study of the Anglo-Scandinavian cardiac outcomes trial (ASCOT) suggests
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625 Increased
fenofibrate use not warranted in diabetes Data from the first
trial of long-term fibrate treatment do not warrant a recommendation
for increased fenofibrate use in patients with diabetes, authors of a
commentary on the study argue ...more
625 NAO: improve
stroke care Improvements in preventing, treating and managing
stroke are needed, a report by the National Audit Office concludes ...more
626 Risks of
sedatives may outweigh benefits in over 60s In patients over
60 years the risks of sedatives may outweigh their benefits, a review
published on BMJ Online First this week suggests ...more
626 Wider range
of drugs proposed for podiatrists Plans to give podiatrists
access to a greater range of medicines to treat their patients have been
put forward by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
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626 NICE-approved
drugs should be given ring-fenced funding Ring-fenced funding
should be available to pay for new medicines approved by the National
Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, according to the Association
of the British Pharmaceutical Industry ...more
626 Alliance
Pharmacy has its say on NHS development Pharmacists from the
Alliance Pharmacy chain have made suggestions to the Department of Health
about how pharmacy services could be improved ...more
626 “Get
the right treatment” focuses on new contract The new
community pharmacy contract is one of the areas focused on in this year's
Department of Health “Get the right treatment” campaign for
England ...more
626 Inquiry into
PCT changes An inquiry into the reconfiguration of primary
care trusts and changes to their functions arising from “Commissioning
a patient-led NHS” is being undertaken by the parliamentary Health
Committee ...more
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