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- July/aUG 10Oral typhoid and cholera vaccines - Vivotif and Dukoral now reimbursed by the NHS in England. Produced by Crucell UK Ltd both vaccines are eligible for reimbursement following successful discussions with the Department of Health under section 17.4 of the statement of financial entitlement for purchase and personal administration by healthcare professionals.
- May 10GSK offers new approach to BPHGlaxoSmithKline has received UK licence approval for Combodart (dutasteride 0.5mg/ tamsulosin hydrochloride 0.4mg).
- June 10New Pharmacy-based vascular health check service launchedFollowing a successful pilot programme, Pfizer launched its new pharmacy-based Vascular Health Check service, enabling Primary Care Trusts in England to roll-out the NHS Health Check programme with high quality local services through settings such as community pharmacy.
- Jan 09Pharmacists get the go-ahead to dispense generic drugsThe Department of Health is consulting over plans to increase the dispensing of generic drugs over brands by pharmacists. The proposals could give pharmacists the go-ahead to dispense more generic drug equivalents unless a GP specifically requests a branded drug. The consultation offers several options including having a list of pharmaceuticals that are exempt from generic substitution, or applying generic substitution to a select group of drugs, or leaving current practice as it is.
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- Nov 08Beacons of excellenceOn Saturday 11th October 2008, people in more than 70 countries around the world took part in a series of events to mark World Hospice and Palliative Care Day. Everybody concerned had the same message - that access to hospice and palliative care must be considered a basic human right.
- Nov 08New National Clinical Director for Community Pharmacy and Primary CareJonathan Mason, Head of Prescribing and Pharmacy at City and Hackney Teaching Primary Care Trust, has been appointed National Clinical Director for Community Pharmacy and Primary Care.
- Aug/SeptEnglish Pharmacy Board follow pharmacy roadmapThe first half of 2008 has seen a series of NHS policy developments that, when implemented, will change the way pharmacists practice in England.
- Aug/SeptAccess to pharmaceutical drugs could cause patient care revolutionLord Darzi’s plans to give patients better access to the latest available pharmaceutical drugs could cause a revolution in patient care, said Dr Richard Barker, Director General of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI). “Collectively, the measures announced
- July 08Access to pharmaceutical drugs could cause patient care revolutionLord Darzi’s plans to give patients better access to the latest available pharmaceutical drugs could cause a revolution in patient care.
- February 2008ACTION MEDICAL RESEARCH – Fifty years of medical breakthroughsOUR ORIGINS
Action Medical Research was born out of the concern of a father for his daughter. In 1949, 18-month-old Janet Guthrie was diagnosed with polio. Her father, Duncan, was so distressed by Janet’s illness, and appalled by the lack of knowledge about what was a disease of epidemic proportions, that he used the 7s 6d kept in a tobacco tin under the bed to set up a charity. In 1952 the National Fund for Poliomyelitis Research was established.| Displaying page 1 of 2 [1] 2 | Next page > |