Commenting on the Prime Minister’s announcement at the Labour Party conference about extending prescription charge exemptions to people with cancer in April 2009 and eventually to all people with long term conditions, John Turk, Chief Executive of the National Pharmacy Association said: “The NPA has long called for a review of prescription charges and we are pleased to see this is now underway.
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‘This is a welcome move. The current system is confusing, unfair and illogical - today’s announcement by the Prime Minister will help some of the most vulnerable patients with cancer and eventually those with other long-term conditions.
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The Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) commends the U.S. House of Representatives on the passage of H.R.6353, the “Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Protection Act” to further combat the illegal online sales of prescription medicines. Similar legislation, also supported by HMDA, was passed in the Senate in April 2008.
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In a recent Value in Health article, researchers from the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy have documented the sensitivity of head-to-head drug comparisons based on existing data to sample selection criteria and missing data. Over 230,000 episodes of drug therapy were used to document how time-to-all-cause discontinuation (TTAD) differed with the disease states included in the study and the treatment history of the patient. Study authors include Thomas S.
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David Pruce, Director of Policy at the RPSGB says: “The RPSGB was pleased to see that, since the 2004 Which? report, there have been significant improvements reported in the provision of pharmacy services, particularly with regard to the use of private consultation areas, the supply of Emergency Hormonal Contraception and Medicine Use Reviews being well received by Which? members.
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British Lung Foundation statement in response to research showing that medications commonly prescribed for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack or stroke. ‘Anticholinergic agents are a very useful and important medication for a large number of people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)’ says Dr Keith Prowse, Chairman of the British Lung Foundation.
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Commenting on the promise to abolish prescription charges for cancer patients, the Chair of the English Pharmacy Board of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Beth Taylor said: “This is good news for those affected by cancer. It is unfair for cancer patients to have to deal with the added financial burden of prescription charges and we see at first hand the anguish that this can cause.
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Responding to Gordon Brown’s announcement that prescriptions charges are to be scrapped for cancer patients in England Ciaran Devane, Chief Executive at Macmillan Cancer Support said: “We are absolutely delighted the Government has listened to us. Cancer patients in England have been struggling to pay these unfair charges for too long and it is great news that they will no longer face this added burden when they are fighting cancer.
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Did you know? Body pain is the most common type of pain in the UK with over 64% of people suffering from body pain. As many as one in three women and nearly half of men surveyed choose to grin and bear their body pain 1. Diclofenac has been widely prescribed by doctors for over 30 years and is the most widely prescribed analgesic in the UK 2 . Voltarol Pain-eze® Tablets containing diclofenac potassium, represents a NEW option in over-the-counter (OTC) pain relief.
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Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) and Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.
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