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New rules to tackle drug shortages

New rules to tackle drug shortages Subscription Required

5-Mar-2010

NHS patients will be able to get the medicines they need more easily following the introduction of new rules, it has been revealed.

OFT to investigate heartburn drug competition

OFT to investigate heartburn drug competition Subscription Required

24-Feb-2010

Household goods giant Reckitt Benckiser has been accused of abusing its dominant position in the supply of heartburn medicines to the NHS.

MPs reject NHS funding of homeopathy

MPs reject NHS funding of homeopathy Subscription Required

23-Feb-2010

The NHS should stop funding homeopathy because there is no scientific proof that it works, MPs have said.

HSJ names trust that made millions from 'unacceptable' export of hospital drugs

Royal Surrey sold millions of pounds of NHS drugs in 'unacceptable' export trading Subscription Required

16-Feb-2010 | By Sally Gainsbury

HSJ has uncovered the NHS hospital that sold millions of pounds’ worth of hospital drugs intended for NHS use onto the export market, despite government warnings the behaviour was “unacceptable”.

Royal Pharmaceutical Society warns on drug stock levels

Royal Pharmaceutical Society warns on drug stock levels Subscription Required

16-Feb-2010

Urgent action is needed to stem shortages of some medicines in the UK as drug wholesalers look to export stocks to profit from the weak pound, a body representing pharmacists has warned.

QIPP leads reveal hit list

QIPP leads reveal hit list Subscription Required

28 January 2010 | By Dave West

Slashing follow-up appointments after surgery and spending on drugs will be two of the controversial areas targeted first by the national quality and productivity leads.

DH funds £20m pilot scheme for thalidomide survivors

DH funds £20m pilot scheme for thalidomide survivors Subscription Required

15-Jan-2010 | By Clare Lomas

The Department of Health is to fund a £20m pilot scheme to help meet the long term health needs of thalidomide survivors, health minister Mike O’Brien announced today.

NHS prescriptions under review

NHS prescriptions under review Subscription Required

6-Jan-2010

A 12 week consultation has begun that could pave the way for a revision of the way generic and branded medicines are dispensed within the NHS.

New doctors to be tested on prescriptions

New doctors to be tested on prescriptions Subscription Required

15-Dec-2009

An assessment is being developed to test doctors on their knowledge of medicines to help prevent prescribing errors.

Alistair Darling pledges research and development boost for pharmaceutical industries

Alistair Darling pledges research and development boost for pharmaceutical industries Subscription Required

9-Dec-2009 | By Rebecca Evans

Chancellor Alistair Darling has said he wants to encourage research and development in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, announcing a new lower 10 pence corporation tax on income which stems from patents in the UK.

Lincolnshire to reward cheaper GP prescribing

Lincolnshire to reward cheaper GP prescribing Subscription Required

3 December 2009 | By Steve Ford

GPs in Lincolnshire are being offered incentives worth up to £2 per head of practice population to cut antibiotic prescribing and increase use of generic drugs.

Pharmacists acting as 'safety net'

Pharmacists acting as 'safety net' Subscription Required

3-Dec-2009

Pharmacists are regularly correcting doctors’ mistakes with medicines, according to research.

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