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635 First recall
of parallel trade counterfeits ordered Recalls
of Zyprexa (olanzapine) and Plavix (clopidogrel) have been ordered by
the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, following the
first known instances of counterfeits reaching the UK supply chain through
parallel imports
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635 NICE committee meetings to be open
to the public later this year Decision-making
at the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence will become
more transparent in the autumn, when NICE committee meetings become open
to the public
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635 Monthly remuneration to be reined in for
England and Wales Pharmacy contractors in England and Wales are to have their monthly remuneration cut in July in order to reduce the risk that they will be paid too much this financial year and trigger a large clawback in 2008–09
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636 Suggestion of research
relocation a “crude threat” Attempts to link investment in UK research and the price the NHS pays for medicines could be seen as a “simple and crude threat”, an article suggests
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636 Rimonabant is not “a significant advance”,
DTB argues Rimonabant does not, on current evidence, represent a significant advance in the treatment of obesity, an article argues
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636 Little to distinguish different overactive
bladder therapies Treatments for overactive bladder
syndrome have little to distinguish themselves in terms of efficacy, the Drug
and Therapeutics Bulletin says
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636 Two hours of exercise a week can increase
HDL cholesterol Regular aerobic exercise modestly
increases levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, say Japanese researchers
who conducted a meta-analysis of 25 randomised controlled trials
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636 Stoma changes delay Changes
to the arrangements for the provision of stoma and incontinence appliances and
related services will not come into effect in July as originally proposed
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636 Co-op merger goes ahead Co-operative
Group and United Co-operatives, which between them operate 662 pharmacies, are
to merge on 29 July
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637 Pharmacy bodies respond
to OFT market study The trend towards direct-to-pharmacy
(DTP) supply arrangements will ultimately reduce the quality of care to patients
and increase costs for the NHS
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637 Novel rheumatoid arthritis treatment launched Abatacept,
a novel adjuvant rheumatoid arthritis treatment, was launched last week
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637 Two ministers responsible for pharmacy in
Scotland Responsibility for pharmacy in Scotland
will be shared between two health ministers, a spokeswoman for the Scottish Executive
Health Department confirmed this week
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638 NPA supports patient group
direction plan for CDs Pharmacists should be allowed
to supply and administer diamorphine and morphine under patient group directions
(PGDs), according to the National Pharmacy Association. The NPA also supports
proposals to allow pharmacist independent prescribers to prescribe a full range
of Controlled Drugs for a full range of conditions
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638 Calcium and vitamin D lower the risk of
breast cancer for premenopausal women Higher intakes
of calcium and vitamin D may be associated with a lower risk of developing breast
cancer in premenopausal women but further research is needed, according to a
study published
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638 Coffee drinkers less likely to develop gout Men
who consume large amounts of coffee have a reduced risk of gout, regardless of
whether or not the coffee contains caffeine, a prospective observational study
indicates
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638 Apple juice and bananas may cut childhood
wheeze Children between five and 10 years of age
may be less likely to suffer from wheeze if they drink apple juice or eat bananas
at least once a day, a recent study funded by the Department of Health suggests
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639 Drugs can never be used
safely as weapons, says BMA report Drugs could
never be used as weapons or for law-enforcement without significant mortality
among the target population, according to a new report by the British Medical
Association, which considers the implications of the Moscow theatre siege in
2002
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639 Pharmacological option for inoperable chronic
thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension Patients
with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension can be successfully
treated with the endothelin receptor antagonist bosentan (Tracleer), data from
a phase III trial presented at last week's American Thoracic Society meeting
in San Francisco suggest
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639 FIP supports resolution on rational use
of medicines The International Pharmaceutical Federation
(FIP) has pledged support for a resolution on the rational use of medicines made
at the 60th World Health Assembly in Geneva last month
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639 Action plan to reduce harm from drug misuse
published A plan to help reduce the number of people
dying from drug overdoses or contracting blood-borne viruses was announced last
week by the Government
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639 Avoid alcohol in pregnancy Pregnant
women and women trying to conceive should avoid drinking alcohol, the Department
of Health has recommended
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