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475 AZ follows Pfizer
into direct-to-pharmacy distribution AstraZeneca this week confirmed that it would adopt a direct-to-pharmacy model to distribute its medicines within the UK, using two wholesalers — AAH Pharmaceuticals and UniChem — as its “agency partners”
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475 New delivery arrangements “have
reduced service levels and damaged reputations” Pfizer and UniChem’s new distribution arrangements have reduced service levels and damaged the companies’ standing in the eyes of pharmacists, the results of a survey conducted on behalf of AAH suggest
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475 Alliance Boots bid war over Private
equity company Terra Firma has withdrawn its interest in a possible take-over
bid for Alliance Boots, leaving the way open for KKR and Alliance Boots executive
deputy chairman Stefano Pessina to buy the company
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476 Study highlights training
needs for supervised methadone providers Training
is essential for all staff involved with supervised methadone schemes and should
be multidisciplinary, according to a recent study
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476 New Scottish contract heralds busy summer July
is set to be an important month for community pharmacists in Scotland, with several
developments under the new contract planned to start
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476 National Pharmacy Association proposes pitch
to PBC week An annual, national “Pitch to your practice-based commissioners week” has been proposed by the National Pharmacy Association
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476 PCC issues contract compliance guide Updated
advice to primary care trusts on checking the compliance of community pharmacies
with the pharmacy contract has been issued by NHS Primary Care Contracting
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476 NPA board election finalised London
community pharmacist Dilip Joshi has been elected chairman of the National Pharmacy
Association management board as he starts his second three-year term as a member
of the NPA board
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477 Older patients at home
resist pharmacists' advice Pharmacists’ ability to perform medication reviews in patients’ homes has been called into question in a recent study
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477 Change presents opportunity, technicians
are told A tremendous opportunity for the pharmacy
profession is presented by recent changes to health care legislation, according
to Carwen Wynne Howells, Chief Pharmaceutical Adviser for Wales
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477 Not all trusts took up specialist antibiotics
funding offer Wide variation is seen in the proportion
of hospitals that have appointed specialist antibiotic pharmacists since funding
was announced for appointments in every English acute NHS trust
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477 CPW board election results Community
Pharmacy Wales has announced the results of its board election process
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477 Drug costs show signs of control In
2006, the number of prescriptions dispensed in the community in England was 4.4
per cent up on 2005
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477 Numark marketing support Numark
has announced subsidies to help pharmacies run marketing campaigns intended to
raise their profile as part of the communities in which they are based
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478 NICE launches guideline
on reducing risk of VTE Best practice advice on
reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) for inpatients undergoing surgery
is published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in
a clinical guideline this week
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478 Enoxaparin preferable to unfractionated
heparin in ischaemic stroke Enoxaparin is more
effective than unfractionated heparin at preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE)
in patients with acute ischaemic stroke, according to an article published last
week
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478 Offer stop smoking help at work, says NICE Employees
should be allowed to attend smoking cessation services during working hours without
loss of pay, the National Institute for Clinical Health and Excellence has recommended.
Furthermore, where feasible, and where there is sufficient demand, employers
should provide onsite stop smoking support
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478 Funds requested to double Tamiflu stockpile In order to double the existing 14.6 million-dose stockpile of the influenza drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu), the Department of Health has applied for an additional £150 million from the Treasury, officials confirmed this week
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479 Reclassification is over-reaction Reclassifying pseudoephedrine and ephedrine as prescription medicines to try to stop them being converted to methylamphetamine is on over-reaction to a problem that does not yet exist, according to the Company Chemists’ Association
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479 First enzyme replacement to treat Hunter
syndrome Idursulfase, a new long-term treatment
for patients with Hunter syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis II), has been launched
by Shire Pharmaceuticals. It is the first enzyme replacement treatment for people
suffering from Hunter syndrome since the condition was identified 100 years ago
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