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679 Pfizer
discounts acceptable to England and Wales Details of Pfizer's
pharmacy discount scheme, which will come into effect on 5 March 2007
when the company begins its direct-to-pharmacy distribution arrangements,
have been announced
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679 UK smoking
ban from 1 July Smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces
will be banned in England from July 2007, Secretary of State for Health
Patricia Hewitt announced last week. England will be the last UK country
to introduce a ban
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679 New arrangements for
CD inspections to start next year Rules governing the management and
supervision of Controlled Drugs by health organisations in England and Scotland
arising from the Shipman Inquiry come into force next year. They will apply in
England from 1 January 2007 and in Scotland from 1 March 2007. Arrangements for
Wales have yet to be decided
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679 Increased attention
given to pharmacy at Scottish party political conferences There has
been an increase in the attention given to pharmacy at this year's party political
conferences, according to Lyndon Braddick, director for the Scottish Department
of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
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680 Pandemic
flu an ethical dilemma Pandemic flu, when it comes, will pose an ethical
dilemma for health professionals who are likely to feel conflicting obligations
towards patients and to members of their own families
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680 Specialist A&E departments are more appropriate for heart disease and stroke Rapid
specialist care delivered from centres of excellence can save lives and reduce
disability, according to Roger Boyle, national clinical director for heart disease
and stroke
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680 Guidance published
on treating addicts in prison Guidance on the clinical management
of drug dependency among adult prisoners has been published by the Department
of Health, in conjunction with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, among other
professional organisations
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680 Hospital prescribing
costs up, community costs down The cost of medicines used in hospitals in England rose by 2.3 per cent in 2005 while the cost of prescribing in primary care fell by 2 per cent, according to figures released by the Information Centre for health and social care last week
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681 Kidney
disease prescribing information “too vague” Prescribing
information for health care professionals treating patients with kidney disease
is too vague, concludes the latest issue of the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
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681 Patients who can repeat
instructions on how to take medicines may not interpret them correctly Many
patients who can apparently understand instructions on medicine labels are unable
to interpret those instructions appropriately, a US study published online has
shown
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681 Global patient safety
initiative to involve UK pharmacists A patient safety initiative involving
seven countries, including the UK, has been launched this week by the World Health
Organization Collaborating Centre for Patient Safety, the World Alliance for
Patient Safety and the Commonwealth Fund
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681 Call for doctors to
improve their handwriting Doctors need to make a commitment to write
more legibly, say academics
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682 Postgraduate
training differences need to be resolved, says CCA Principles for
pharmacy education and training being developed by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
should be used to resolve differences in the provision of post-graduate training
arising from the division of Great Britain into England, Scotland and Wales,
according to the Company Chemists Association
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682 UK clinical pharmacy
pioneer wins US award A pharmacist instrumental in the development
of clinical pharmacy in the UK was presented with a leadership award at a conference
in the US this week
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682 Oxygen advice for
travellers Patients from Scotland or Northern Ireland who present
prescriptions for cylinder oxygen to a community pharmacy in England or Wales
should be referred to a GP or out-of-hours service, the Pharmaceutical Services
Negotiating Committee has advised
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682 NHS dress code expected Guidance
for the NHS in England on dress codes and religious belief is to be published
early next year
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683 Rosiglitazone
monotherapy has lower failure rate in type 2 diabetes than metformin and glibenclamide People
with type 2 diabetes who are treated initially with rosiglitazone have lower
monotherapy failure rates at five years compared with patients initially treated
with either metformin or glibenclamide
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683 Drug Tariff update
on IT allowances for Wales Updated information regarding IT allowances
for community pharmacy contractors in Wales will be published in the December
Drug Tariff (part VIA). It sets out how previous IT allowances should be used
and when future payments can be expected
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683 Scottish public health
rules Proposed changes to Scotland's public health legislation are
described in a consultation document published by the Scottish Executive
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683 Reminder for Haj pilgrims Travellers
to Saudi Arabia for the annual Haj or Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca should seek health
advice at least 10 days before they travel, the Health Protection Agency has
advised
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683 Diabetes care planning Pharmacy
support is highlighted as part of the care planning process for people with diabetes
in a report published this week by the Department of Health and Diabetes UK
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683 New mental health
plan Reducing antidepressant prescribing is one of the key targets in Scotland's new mental health plan “Delivering for mental health” published this week
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683 Scotland's health
check Annual progress reports on health improvement targets are to
be published in Scotland
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