Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
The CCA, AIMp, NPA, PSNC and RPSGB have provided a joint response to the Department of Children, Schools and Families consultation on the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups legislation and the proposed scheme that will be administered by the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA). A joint response was prepared because of the wide ...
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) will recognize four student-led community engaged service projects that provide care to the underserved with the inaugural AACP Student Awards for Community Engaged Service.
Sponsored by Teva Pharmaceuticals, this annual award program will recognize a community-engaged service program developed and delivered by doctor ...
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
The National Drugs and Poisons Schedule Committee (NDPSC) considered the scheduling of zolpidem (contained in the medicine Stilnox) at its February 2008 meeting, held this week, because of concerns relating to reports of potential abuse of this substance.
The NDPSC also considered a number of submissions describing personal accounts of adverse ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
ASHP encouraged the National Quality Forum (NQF) to add platelet monitoring for low-molecular weight heparins to proposed quality measures for the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism in hospitalized patients.
The Society's recommendations are consistent with American College of Chest Physicians' guidelines calling for platelet monitoring every two or three days ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, is working with Google to pilot a new information system that will give patients control over their health records.
Over 100,000 patients with the Clinic already use the Clinic's electronic personal health record (PHR) system. The pilot will extend an invitation for up to 10,000 existing ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday examined House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Bark Stupak's (D-Mich.) efforts to increase FDA oversight and improve the safety of prescription drugs. According to the Journal, Stupak is "at the center of an aggressive effort by congressional Democrats to spotlight what ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
U.S. District Court Judge Ronald Leighton on Friday refused to lift an injunction that is preventing a policy from going into effect that would require Washington state pharmacies to dispense emergency contraception, the AP/Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports (Woodward, AP/Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2/15).
A pharmacy owner and two pharmacists filed a lawsuit in July ...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
The Department of Health have confirmed that the following products will be added to the 'List of Drugs for which Discount is not Deducted' (Part II of the Drug Tariff) with effect 1st March 2008:
- Arimidex 1mg tablets
- Casodex 50mg tablets
- Casodex 150mg tablets
- Seroquel 100mg Tablets
- Seroquel 150mg Tablets
- ...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is launching a six-week campaign to get community pharmacists to mention the Yellow Card (YC) Scheme when they talk to their customers about their medicines. During this week, pharmacists will receive an information pack containing updated Yellow Card reporting forms, information leaflets, and ...
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