China’s $124 billion three-year “overhaul of its healthcare system needs to address the prescription of unnecessary drugs and treatments - a widespread practice relied upon to finance the medical sector, the World Bank said Thursday,” China Daily/People’s Daily Online reports.
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The routine call and review of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) records will begin on 27 July 2009 the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has announced today. This last stage in the implementation of CPD to the profession means that the Society will routinely ask practising pharmacists and registered practising pharmacy technicians to submit their records for review and feedback.
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“You hear the pitch in drug ads all the time: ‘Ask your doctor if this medication is right for you,’” reports MSNBC. However, evidence to show whether a treatment is appropriate for a given patient is often scarce. Matching therapies to patients is further complicated by vast difference in how people respond to medicines.
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A new survey, released today by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), found that senior citizens are being forced to make drastic cuts to their medical and food budgets due to the recession. The survey, conducted over a three-month period earlier this year, had more than 1,040 respondents aged 65 and over.
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The CCA, AIMp, BPSA, and NPA are appealing for an immediate reinstatement of community pharmacists to the Shortage Occupations List after the removal of community pharmacists from the list by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) last month. The pharmacy bodies have submitted evidence jointly to MAC of the shortage of community pharmacists and the need for non-EU pharmacists to be permitted to work in UK community pharmacy.
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The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) will publish this month the sixth edition of Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients and the corresponding single-user CD ROM, titled Pharmaceutical Excipients 6.
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According to the Department of Health, for every £1 spent on healthcare in the UK, just 12p goes on medicines. Yet when it comes to debate around NHS finances, it sometimes feels like the price of medicines gets all the attention. In fact, when you look at how the UK compares to other countries, medicines here are cheaper than elsewhere.
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NPR reports that “The Obama administration and Congress are moving forward with plans to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the various medical treatments for common health conditions, despite concerns of some lawmakers and the drug and device industry that it will lead to rationed health care.
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Amoxicillin - better known by brand names such as Amoxil, Dispermox, Trimox, and Alphamox - is an antibiotic drug in the penicillin group that fights bacteria and bacterial infections. Like other antibiotics in the penicillin category, amoxiciillin does not kill bacteria but rather prevents bacteria from forming walls that surround them, which are necessary for bacteria to multiply and survive.
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The NPA is asking for the RPSGB retention fee to be held at the present level, given the financial pressures on pharmacy businesses, many of which pay retention fees for their staff.
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