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241 Public
debate on access to cancer drugs needed Access to high-cost
cancer drugs needs to be addressed through a public debate, a report
commissioned by Cancer Research UK has concluded
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241 Trastuzumab
for early HER2-positive breast cancer approved by NICE Trastuzumab
(Herceptin) has been approved by the National Institute for Health and
Clinical Excellence for the treatment of women with early-stage HER2-positive
breast cancer who do not have cardiac problems
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241 Society and PSNC support
plans to scrap CD script retention Both the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
and the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee support plans to scrap
the requirement for pharmacies to keep prescriptions for Schedule 2 and 3 Controlled
Drugs for two years after they have been dispensed
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241 Cancer patients skip
doses More than half of breast cancer patients skip doses of their
medicines, a Cancer Research UK survey suggests
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242 Inhaled
budesonide/formoterol combination used as required may be beneficial for asthma
patients Maintenance plus as required budesonide in combination with
formoterol reduces the risk of severe exacerbations of asthma, according to new
data published
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242 Pharmacies in Wales
are a well used health resource Pharmacies are a more commonly used
health resource in Wales than dentists or opticians, data published this week
suggest
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242 Success for Healthy
Start Healthy Start, launched in Devon and Cornwall last year, has
been deemed a success in a report commissioned by the Department of Health
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242 UK Biobank prepares
to recruit 500,000 volunteers UK Biobank, a project that aims to collect
genetic and lifestyle information from 500,000 volunteers for use in research,
announced this week that it has been given the go ahead to roll out its programme
across the UK. The announcement follows a three-month pilot conducted in Manchester
in which data from 3,800 participants were collected
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242 New survival data
published for lung cancer treatment Adjuvant chemotherapy improves
survival for certain patients with lung cancer, a recent study published online
has shown
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243 PSNC
reminds pharmacists to be diligent with their MUR records Pharmacy
contractors should take steps to ensure that primary care trusts (PCTs) have
evidence of medicines use review (MUR) accreditation for all pharmacists carrying
out MURs, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Commitee has advised this week
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243 NICE implementation
examined by ABPI Aspects of the National Institute for Health and
Clinical Excellence's processes and the ability of the NHS to implement NICE
guidance have been called into question in a recent publication from the Association
of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
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243 NICE extends chronic
hepatitis C treatment to mild disease The use of peginterferon alfa
and ribavirin for patients with mild chronic hepatitis C has been given the thumbs
up by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in guidance published
this week
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243 Clawback drop negotiated
after zero discount changes The average discount clawback for pharmacy
contractors in England and Wales will be reduced by 0.9 percentage points, to
10.0 per cent, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has announced
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243 NHS Scotland cuts fraud by £18m in five years Counter-fraud activities by NHS Scotland have led to cumulative savings of £18m since the inception of NHS Scotland Counter Fraud Services in 2000–01
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243 e-Prescribing specification A
draft specification for electronic prescribing systems has been developed as
part of NHS Connecting for Health's e-prescribing programme
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243 Stock trading website A
website through which pharmacy businesses can sell surplus stock to other pharmacies
has been launched
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244 Pharmacist
telephone counselling can improve patient outcomes Periodic telephone
counselling by a pharmacist improves compliance and reduces mortality in patients
receiving five or more drugs, a new study reveals
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244 Heparin for acute
venous thromboembolism Patients with acute venous thromboembolism
can be treated as safely and effectively with fixed-dose weight-adjusted unfractionated
heparin as with low-molecular-weight heparin and the regimen is suitable for
outpatient treatment, say researchers
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244 Telecare for older
people Using IT to remind older people to take their medicines is
one part of the Telecare initiative which was rolled out across Scotland last
week by the Scottish Executive
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