Friday, September 03, 2010
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NICE chairman questions patient access schemes
The chairman of the National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence, Sir Michael Rawlins, has suggested that upfront discounts on new drugs may offer a simpler way to widen patient access to expensive medicines.
In an interview with the Financial Times, he said the present variety of patient ....
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Germany is "hardly an attractive location" for generic drugs manufacturers, says Actavis CEO

Actavis chief executive, Dr Claudio Albrecht, has controversially suggested that Germany is not a good ....

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Stock shortages sends pharmacy into crisis

Pharmacy has been plunged into disarray after it emerged that stock shortages have soared and high profile government talks to solve the crisis have had no impact at grassroots level.

Over 80% of pharmacists revealed that getting ....

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A third of patients fail to get tested for chlamydia because they are too embarrassed
The National Pharmacy Association has found that around one in three patients do not get tested for chlamydia because they are too embarrassed.
The survey of 2,000 people found 35% of 16 to 25-year olds cited embarrassment as a reason not to get tested for the STI ....
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Research states that antivirals are safe for women in the first trimester of pregnancy

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association claims that antivirals are safe to prescribe to women in the first trimester of pregnancy.

In the national registry-based study, the link between exposure to aciclovir, valaciclovir, and famciclovir in the first trimester of pregnancy and major ....

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•  Depression drug Seroquel XR approved as a supplemental treatment by the European Commission
•  Study highlights heart risk of weight loss drug Meridia
•  UKCPA voices “grave concerns” over the withdrawal of diabetes treatment Mixtard 30
•  Pharmacists save healthcare hundreds of millions of pounds a year, says Finnish study
•  UK medicines legislation brought together in MHRA document
•  CPPE to run 30 pharmacy workshops focusing on IT and internet skills
 
 
 
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