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151 Medicines
use reviews data reveal English picture Community pharmacists in England conducted 148,195 medicines use reviews and prescription interventions in 2005–06, data from the Government Statistical Service have revealed
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151 Alliance Boots
merger complete — and new company logo revealed Boots
Group and Alliance UniChem's merger was completed this week and a new
Alliance Boots group created. The group operates in more than 15 countries
with a network of 2,700 pharmacies
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151 Paracetamol continues
to be sold in excess despite legislation restricting pack sizes People
are still finding it easy to purchase a large number of paracetamol tablets for
use in suicide attempts, a study reveals
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152 Nexphase
all clear for EPS roll out IT supplier Cegedim Rx has been granted
authority by NHS Connecting for Health to roll out its electronic prescription
service software package Nexphase
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152 Taskforce set up to
aid implementation of care record, but no pharmacy representation Arrangements
for a taskforce to aid the introduction of the first phase of the NHS Care Records
Service have been confirmed by health minister Lord Warner
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152 Web-based IT system
installed in hospital pharmacy Dispensary and stores processes at
Tameside General Hospital, Lancashire, are now being managed by a web-based IT
system developed by Ascribe
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152 Pharmacy services
avoid fallout from serious IT crash Patient administration IT systems
in the North West and the West Midlands of England have been restored following
a crash earlier this week
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152 Consultation launched
for stoma appliance supply Supply of stoma and incontinence appliances
is the subject of a consultation launched by the Department of Health last week
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152 Contract compliance
disputes Details of how contractors and primary care trusts in England
should resolve disputes around compliance with the community pharmacy contract
have been outlined in a Department of Health statement
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153 Fast-acting
inhaled insulin available from this week Certain patients with type
1 or type 2 diabetes may no longer need insulin injections now that the first
inhaled product has become available from Pfizer this week
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153 Sulphonylureas for
infantile onset diabetes Up to half of patients with diabetes caused
by mutations in the KCNJ11 gene (the most common cause of permanent neonatal
diabetes mellitus) can replace their insulin injections with oral sulphonylurea
therapy
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153 Vacant posts for pharmacists
in NHS fall during 2005–06 Vacant posts for pharmacists and
other qualified pharmacy staff in NHS trusts in England have fallen over the
past year
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153 New protein-tyrosine
kinase inhibitor launched by Pfizer A new oncology treatment has been
launched by Pfizer this week
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154 ABPI
rewards pharmacy initiatives Pharmacists involved in initiatives to
reduce antibiotic prescribing and to provide pharmaceutical care to patients
in an accident and emergency department are among the winners of the 2006 Association
of the British Pharmaceutical Industry's pharmacy awards, announced this week
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154 Pharmacists selected
for leaders’ network Paul Duell, a community pharmacist, and Jatinder Harchowal, a hospital pharmacist, have been invited to join a network of health and social care professionals set up to help advise Government ministers on NHS reform
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154 David Nicholson to
take on NHS chief executive appointment David Nicholson, currently
chief executive of NHS London, has been appointed the new NHS chief executive,
the Department of Health announced last week
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155 Doctors
want warning on long-acting beta2 agonists Two doctors are calling on the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) to issue a warning about the potential dangers of long-acting beta2 agonists — salmeterol and formoterol — for the treatment of asthma
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155 Body advises MHRA
on patient information leaflets and yellow cards A new body set up
to give the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency independent expert
advice on how patient information leaflets (PILs) can be improved, met for the
first time last week
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155 Department of Health
publishes draft code of practice on health care associated infection Proposals
to help NHS bodies reduce and control health care associated infection were published
by the Department of Health last week
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156 Pharmacists
champion sexual health in SE London Pharmacists across Lambeth and Southwark in south east London are getting involved in educating people about sexual health issues with the launch of “It started with a kiss”, the latest campaign from the Modernisation Initiative (a health-improvement partnership within the district, incorporating hospitals, primary care trusts, health authorities, patient groups and independent organisations, and funded by Guy's and St Thomas' Charity
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156 Sexual health funding
not reaching target Primary care trusts are using funds intended for sexual health services to clear budget deficits, a survey by the Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV shows
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156 New classification
system for drugs of misuse called for Drugs of misuse should be classified
according to the harm they pose rather than the penalties attached to their trafficking
and possession, the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has concluded
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156 Deadline looms for
public health register funding help Public health pharmacists wishing
to join the UK voluntary register for public health specialists have until next
week to apply to the support programme for funding to help them develop their
portfolio
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156 “Medicines matters” published A
guide for NHS staff on the mechanisms available for the prescribing, supply and
administration of medicines has been published by the Department of Health
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