All Pharma articles – Page 46
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In brief: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has called for 'a radical curtailment of methadone-related deaths' as a priority in cutting the number of drugs-related deaths.
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Drugs producer threatens to halt production after DoH price cap
The UK's biggest manufacturer of generic drugs has threatened to stop production in the wake of the government's move to cap prices.
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Cancer drugs probe 'should take only months'
NHS cancer 'czar' Mike Richards has told MPs he expects 'around a dozen' licensed cancer drugs currently prescribed by some health authorities to be formally assessed 'in the next few months'.
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Short Cuts: Imports spark fall in pharmaceutical trade surplus
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry's annual review says drug exports rose to £6.3bn in 1999, creating a trade surplus of £2.1bn - but this was a fall on the previous year's £2.46bn surplus because of increased imports. Director general Trevor Jones said this suggested the UK environment for ...
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HAs 'should be paid fully for drugs'
Doctors have demanded that the government pay health authorities the full cost of introducing new drugs available on the NHS.
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In brief: Pharmaceutical industry
A taskforce to investigate how to maintain the competitiveness of the UK as a base for the pharmaceutical industry has been announced, chaired by junior health minister Lord Hunt and Dr Tom McKilop, chief executive of AstraZeneca. The taskforce will report to the prime minister.
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Campaign seeks to recruit 300 drugs counsellors
The government has launched a national advertising campaign to recruit an additional 300 drugs counsellors as part of its 10-year strategy, Tackling Drugs to Build a Better Britain . The two-week campaign will aim to recruit workers for the prison, probation and police services, voluntary sector and local authorities. The ...
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Pharmacists set up NHS Direct support network
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has established an NHS Direct pharmacy support network to help pharmacists involved with the telephone helpline. Christine Gray, head of practice at the society, said pharmacists had not been 'sufficiently involved' with NHS Direct as it launched, but 'all NHS Direct sites should ...
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Pharmaceutical industry puts case for medicines
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry has issued a report arguing that the government will need the help of modern medicines to meet its targets set out in the Saving Lives white paper. Director general Dr Trevor Jones said it was surprising that the government had not identified a ...
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Schizophenia Drugs
Exciting claims about what 'atypical' antipsychotic drugs can do are marred by the poor quality of much of the research evidence, say Paul Wilson, Simon Gilbody and Anne-Marie Bagnall
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Short Cuts: Pharmacists move to improve drug supplies
The government has lowered the trigger point at which stocks of generic drugs are considered so low that pharmacists can supply branded alternatives instead. The 'category D' listing previously came into operation when there was less than four weeks' supply. But in an attempt to combat a shortage of generic ...
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In Brief: Reporting adverse reactions to drugs
The 'yellow card' scheme for reporting adverse reactions to drugs to the Medicines Control Agency has been extended to community pharmacists. Junior health minister Lord Hunt said pilot projects had shown that reports submitted by community pharmacists were as good as those submitted by GPs and the extension would strengthen ...