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645 Nearly half want
pharmacists to stay in pharmacies Nearly half the people and organisations that commented on the Government’s plans to allow pharmacists to leave pharmacy premises while they are open for business were against the proposal
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645 Pandemic flu legislation changes
supported Most of the Government’s proposals to amend medicines legislation in the event of an influenza pandemic are supported by those who responded to its initial consultation on the subject
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645 Nigel Clarke chosen to chair Transitional
Committee Nigel Clarke has been appointed chairman
of the Transitional Committee that will help with the development of a new professional
body for pharmacy
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645 On-call payments adjustment postponed The current structure by which hospital pharmacists receive payment for on-call duties will continue until 31 March 2010, the NHS Staff Council has agreed. The structure, originally agreed under the previous Whitley grading system, pays pharmacists approximately £2,500 per year to contribute to the on-call service
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645 Search for RX Factor The
search is on for pharmacists who have the knowledge and charisma to be the faces
of pharmacy
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646 NICE advocates diabetes
education Every patient with type 2 diabetes should
be offered structured education when he or she is diagnosed, the National Institute
for Health and Clinical Excellence suggests in updated guidance, published this
week
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646 Early insulin in type 2 diabetes beneficial Further
evidence that early intensive insulin therapy for newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes
patients can help the body’s Β-cells recover and restore blood glucose
control emerged this week
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646 Tailored care package fails to improve glycaemic
control Some cardiovascular benefits are achieved
with an enhanced diabetes care package for UK residents of South Asian origin,
but improving glycaemic control remains a major challenge, according to a study
published
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647 Trusts’ safety alert
responses variable, study shows Huge variation exists across trusts in adopting safety alerts, researchers from York and Cardiff universities have shown
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647 Pilot study demonstrates reduction in medication-related
events through pharmacists’ and technicians’ interventions Pharmacists
and pharmacy technicians have been shown to make a significant contribution to
preventing medication-related events during a one-week pilot study at a busy
London hospital
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647 Society offers award for medicines safety A
new award that recognises significant contributions to improving medicines safety
in Britain is to be offered by The Royal Pharmaceutical Society
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648 Opposition to EU plan
to ban medicines repackaging An EC proposal to
ban the repackaging of medicines to help stamp out drug counterfeiting has attracted
widespread opposition
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648 DoH reminded of pharmacists’ role
in helping minority ethnic groups The Department
of Health is being reminded of the key role community pharmacists can play in
helping to meet the needs of black and minority ethnic (BME) patients in England
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648 PGEU promotes pharmacists’ help with
adherence problems Including community pharmacists
in multidisciplinary care teams can help patients who have problems adhering
to therapy, according to a new policy document from the Pharmaceutical Group
of the European Union
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648 Melatonin is launched as a POM for short-term
insomnia Pharmacists may be asked to dispense melatonin
on prescription for patients with short-term insomnia, following the launch of
Circadin melatonin tablets as a prescription-only medicine next week
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