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555 Leicester
school of pharmacy still on probation Probationary status
of the MPharm course at De Montfort University has not been rescinded
because the university has not yet fully complied with the Royal Pharmaceutical
Society's five-point action plan ...more
555 Pharmacy
students should be registered with Society, says IPMI Pharmacy
students should be registered with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society before
they come into contact with patients, the Institute of Pharmacy Management
International suggests in response to the Government's Section 60 consultation
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555 New minister
for pharmacy following Kennedy's resignation Andy Burnham,
the newly appointed Minister of State for Delivery and Quality at the
Department of Health will be responsible for pharmacy. Mr Burnham has
taken over the portfolio of Jane Kennedy, who has resigned ...more
555 Supplementary
list shelved Plans to require pharmacists who work in community
pharmacies in England to register with primary care trusts have been
put on hold ...more
556 Paroxetine
and suicidal behaviour GlaxoSmithKline has declared that suicidal
behaviour in young adults, especially those with major depressive disorder,
may be increased during treatment with paroxetine ...more
556 New MHRA
investigation into co-cyprindiol and depression Depression in women taking Dianette (co-cyprindiol) is to be investigated by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in response to a dossier submitted by the Adverse Psychiatric Reactions Information Link (APRIL) charity
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556 NPA launches
enhanced service guide for Wales Community pharmacists in Wales setting up enhanced services can now get help from a National Pharmacy Association guide to planning, preparing and implementing enhanced services under the community pharmacy contract
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556 More Tariff
price cuts planned Plans to cut the Drug Tariff price of many
dressings and chemical reagents have been announced by the Department
of Health. The changes will apply to England and Wales ...more
556 New contract
vote in Scotland this month Community pharmacists in Scotland
have until the end of this month to accept or reject the proposed financial
deal that underpins their new contract ...more
556 Draft waste
guidance for NHS to be made simpler Draft guidance on classifying
and handling health care waste in England and Wales is to be reconsidered
to make it more simple and straightforward ...more
557 DTB raises
concerns about pharmacist prescribing Concerns are raised
about the safety of non-medical prescribing in the latest issue of the
Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin ...more
557 “One responsible pharmacist per pharmacy” Changes
to personal control and supervision should only allow pharmacists to
be responsible for one pharmacy at a time, the National Pharmacy Association
has declared ...more
557 SMC accepts
use of treatments for hypertension, breast cancer and restless legs syndrome All
five medicines assessed by the Scottish Medicines Consortium this month
for use within NHS Scotland have been accepted, including treatments
for hypertension, breast cancer and restless legs syndrome ...more
557 Clinical
pharmacy value Clinical pharmacy services generally result
in improved care, with no evidence of harm, a meta-analysis of 36 studies
reveals ...more
557 Oestrogen
use and breast cancer Postmenopausal women who use long-term unopposed oestrogen therapy are at increased risk of breast cancer, an analysis of data from the US Nurses' Health Study shows
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558 Corticosteroids
not advised for halting future asthma Using inhaled corticosteroids
in young children to prevent the future development of asthma has been
called into question by two studies ...more
558 Standardisation
of sun cream labels planned Moves to standardise the labelling
of sun-protection products throughout Europe have been started by the
European Commission ...more
558 HBvaxPRO
remains effective The vaccines HBvaxPRO, which is available
in the UK, and Procomvax continue to offer effective protection against
hepatitis B infection, the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) stated earlier
this week ...more
558 Pharmacies
help epilepsy campaign in north-east England Epilepsy Action
has launched an awareness campaign called “Take control” in
the north east of England ...more
559 Naltrexone
effective for treating alcohol dependence Alcohol dependence
can be treated effectively with naltrexone, even without behavioural
therapy, a study suggests ...more
559 Query inappropriate
requests for ephedrine Pharmacists should question customers
who request inappropriate quantities of over-the-counter products containing
ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society said
this week ...more
559 Public lack
knowledge of HIV Many people are unaware that HIV can be passed
on through unprotected sex, according to a recent survey of 2,048 Britons
over the age of 15 years ...more
559 Oxycodone
plus low-dose naltrexone effective for pain relief A combination
of oxycodone and low-dose naltrexone shows promise as an analgesic while
minimising physical dependence, according to data from a phase III study
presented at the American Pain Society meeting held in San Antonio, Texas,
last week ...more
559 Buprenorphine
better than clonidine in opioid withdrawal Buprenorphine is
more effective than clonidine for the management of opioid withdrawal,
according to a review published online ...more
560 Furanocoumarins
in grapefruit juice blamed for drug interactions New research
suggests that furanocoumarins are the ingredients in grapefruit juice
responsible for enhancing systemic exposure — with potentially
dangerous consequences — to drugs that are substrates for CYP3A4
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560 Clinical
trials should focus more on ethnicity Companies in charge
of clinical trials need to recruit patients actively from different ethnic
groups and routinely report ethnicity data in their analyses, conclude
the authors of a meta-analysis published online ...more
560 Bleeding
risk for those who use warfarin and camomile A case of multiple
internal haemorrhages attributed to an interaction between warfarin treatment
and excessive use of camomile products has been described by Canadian
researchers ...more
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