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391 No CPD for temporary
foreign pharmacists in UK Pharmacists from
other countries in the European Economic Area and Switzerland will be
able to take short-term work in the UK without being subject to the same
level of professional checks as domestic pharmacists by the end of next
week. This could trigger a legal challenge to the recently introduced
regulatory framework for UK pharmacists
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391 No need to restrict pseudoephedrine
sales to pharmacists, Society says It is
not necessary for the sale of products containing pseudoephedrine or
ephedrine to be made by pharmacists personally, the Royal Pharmaceutical
Society decided at its October Council meeting last week. The decision
is at odds with a Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
recommendation that such sales should be made only by a pharmacist
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392 CCA does not trust PCTs
to hold pharmacy money Concern over the ability
of primary care trusts in England to take responsibility for the global sum for
NHS pharmaceutical services has been expressed by the Company Chemists' Association
because of PCTs' poor record in implementing and paying for locally negotiated
services
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392 Sell assets before raising fees, says PDA Selling
assets, or some other alternative, should be considered by the Royal Pharmaceutical
Society as a way of addressing its staff pension fund deficit, the Pharmacists'
Defence Association has said. The deficit should not be resolved by increasing
membership fees
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392 DoH chooses companies to offer support services
to PCTs Fourteen organisations have been chosen
by the Department of Health to offer support services to primary care trusts
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392 Wholesalers link up Regional
wholesalers Mawdsleys, Norchem and Maltbys are to join forces to combat profit
and competition threats within the wholesaling sector
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392 NHS Confederation office The
NHS Confederation is to open an office in Brussels to develop links with EU institutions
in order to encourage high quality regulation and keep the NHS up to date with
European policy developments and the implementation of EU law
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392 Weldricks wins award The Weldricks Pharmacy group has won the British Chamber of Commerce Yorkshire and Humber region “Performance through people” award, sponsored by the Learning Skills Council
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393 150 health centres on
Government agenda for primary care provision Up
to 150 health centres that make the most of opportunities for a range of services,
including pharmacy, to be on the same site are to be developed by primary care
trusts, Lord Darzi of Denham announced last week
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393 Chancellor promises more NHS funds in pre-budget
report Increases in NHS spending in England have
been guaranteed to remain ahead of inflation for the next three years
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393 NHS performance lags behind that of other
European states The NHS ranks just 17th out of
29 European public health care systems and lags far behind many of its northern
European neighbours as a provider of health care, according to an annual survey.
The 2007 European Health Consumer Index covers all 27 EU members, as well as
Norway and Switzerland and is compiled from a combination of public statistics
and independent research
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394 SMC accepts respiratory
therapies New treatments for asthma and chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have been approved for use in NHS Scotland
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394 Regulation of nicotine products criticised Smokers
should be able to switch to safer nicotine products which deliver nicotine as
quickly and conveniently as cigarettes, an opinion piece published online last
week argues
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394 Bring forward electronic submission of licensing
applications Regulatory affairs professionals are
upping the pressure on medicines regulators to speed up moves towards the electronic
submission of licensing applications
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394 Six new guidelines scheduled for NICE work
programme Six new clinical guidelines are to be
drawn up by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
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394 Herbal medicines tailored to individuals
lack evidence No convincing evidence exists to
show that individualised herbal medicine is effective for any condition, a review
has concluded
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395 New “orange book” advises on drug dependence New
clinical guidelines on the management of drug misuse and dependence have been
published by the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) on behalf
of the UK health departments
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395 Evidence does not support protective role
for antioxidants in age-related eye condition A
diet rich in antioxidant vitamins and minerals does not prevent age-related macular
degeneration (AMD), a systematic review conducted by researchers in Australia
suggests
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395 Thalidomide-based regimen improves survival
in elderly patients with multiple myeloma Thalidomide
can improve the survival of elderly patients with multiple myeloma when used
in combination with melphalan and prednisone, a study concludes
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395 Nobel Prize for Medicine A
professor of mammalian genetics at Cardiff University has won the 2007 Nobel
Prize for Medicine. Sir Martin Evans is one of three joint winners
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395 Central Lancashire school opens The
University of Central Lancashire's School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
welcomed its first intake of undergraduates last month
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396 Regulators, companies
and safety groups need to collaborate more Medicines
regulators should work more closely with pharmaceutical companies and patient
safety organisations to reduce medication errors, patient safety experts told
a conference held in London last week
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396 Genetic links to adverse events explored Attempts
to identify genetic markers that could be associated with serious adverse drug
reactions that occur in certain individuals will be the focus of a new international
collaboration
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396 Handling of complaints about NHS services
is inconsistent Marked variation in the handling
of complaints made about NHS services exists in England, according to a Healthcare
Commission report
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396 Drug promotion claims upheld Two complaints about the promotion of medicines — one of them referred to the UK authorities by the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) — have been upheld recently by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
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396 Draft agreement on regulation of migrant
health workers Health regulators in Europe, including
the Alliance of UK Health Regulators on Europe (AURE), have compiled a draft
agreement aimed at ensuring that patients are properly protected from poor practice
when health professionals move from one country to another
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