All Pharma articles – Page 38
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NewsOFT to investigate heartburn drug competition
Household goods giant Reckitt Benckiser has been accused of abusing its dominant position in the supply of heartburn medicines to the NHS.
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NewsMPs reject NHS funding of homeopathy
The NHS should stop funding homeopathy because there is no scientific proof that it works, MPs have said.
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LeaderRoyal Surrey has some explaining to do
HSJ’s revelation that Royal Surrey County Hospital was the foundation trust selling millions of pounds of drugs on the export market requires some answers from its board.
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NewsRoyal Surrey sold millions of pounds of NHS drugs in 'unacceptable' export trading
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”.
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NewsRoyal Pharmaceutical Society warns on drug stock levels
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.
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NewsQIPP leads reveal hit list
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.
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NewsDH funds £20m pilot scheme for thalidomide survivors
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.
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CommentZimmer frames in the snow and sinister swine flu
Ten days ago it looked as though we would get nothing but blanket coverage of the snow - in both senses - for days on end.
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NewsNHS prescriptions under review
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.
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HSJ KnowledgeMedicines management
A review in 2007 by the Healthcare Commission into effective medicines management showed that 92% of mental health service users contacted had taken medicines.
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NewsNHS Direct appoints permanent chair
The acting chair of NHS Direct has had her position made permanent after 20 months in the job.
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CommentMedia Watch: Good to Great, generic drugs and swine flu
Not of a lot of festive cheer in evidence just yet: the health secretary’s latest strategy for the NHS, intended to take it from “good to great”, was met with a determined lack of enthusiasm from The Daily Telegraph, Independent and Financial Times. They all took the view that it ...
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NewsNew doctors to be tested on prescriptions
An assessment is being developed to test doctors on their knowledge of medicines to help prevent prescribing errors.
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NewsNHS operating framework to offer mixed blessings for hospitals
Hospitals will only be paid 30 per cent of the tariff price for emergency procedures they perform over their 2008-09 volume levels, the Department of Health has confirmed.
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NewsAlistair Darling pledges research and development boost for pharmaceutical industries
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.
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NewsPharmacists acting as 'safety net'
Pharmacists are regularly correcting doctors’ mistakes with medicines, according to research.
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NewsLincolnshire to reward cheaper GP prescribing
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.
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NewsNICE highlights guidance to save NHS money
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has collected together evidence it believes could save the NHS hundreds of millions of pounds.
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NewsConfused patients appeal for simplified NHS regulation
Health profession regulators should standardise how they work, or even merge, to improve safety, patient groups have said.
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Dutch fluffiness
If you think British politicians are unhelpful in their tendency to pay more attention to Daily Mail headlines than rational decision making, pity the poor Dutch.