Scotland

New medicines, SPC changes (18 October 2008)

16 Oct 08 | 10.16 | England Scotland Wales

New medicines: Torisel, Xarelto
SPC Changes: Aclasta, Ebixa, Dobutamine Concentrate
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NHS trusts circumventing DH’s top-up restrictions

15 Oct 08 | 16.42 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Some 30 NHS trusts across the UK are getting around government restrictions that prevent patients topping up their care and which do not allow the purchase of expensive drugs that have been deemed too costly to be routinely available through the NHS
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Broadcast media dropped from EU medicines information plans

14 Oct 08 | 14.26 | England EU Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Controversial proposals by the European Commission to allow pharmaceutical companies to publicise information about prescription-only medicines on television and radio programmes may have been dropped
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PJ letters (11 October 2008)

10 Oct 08 | 23.32 | England EU International Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Letters published in the 11 October 2008 issue of The Pharmaceutical Journal

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Scottish minister visits Aberdeen pharmacy school

10 Oct 08 | 16.37 | Scotland

Shona Robison, Scottish Minister for Public Health, visited Robert Gordon University's school of pharmacy in Aberdeen to find out about a new continuing professional development course for community pharmacists
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New advice source for mental health patients and their carers

10 Oct 08 | 16.36 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

An independent website offering medicines advice for mental health patients has been launched at the House of Commons
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CHRE dismisses Government concern

10 Oct 08 | 16.35 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Government concerns about the administrative burden on health professionals when they join their professional register and start their first job are unfounded
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Advice website for mental health patients launched

10 Oct 08 | 10.57 | England Scotland Wales

An independent website offering medicines advice for mental health patients was launched at the House of Commons on 10 October 2008, World Mental Health Day
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Pfizer overhauls Lipitor packaging design to meet safety guidance

10 Oct 08 | 10.05 | England Scotland Wales

Pfizer has embarked on a long-term project to overhaul its UK packaging, beginning with its most used product, Lipitor
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New drug for HAE launched

9 Oct 08 | 15.49 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Icatibant, a new drug for the symptomatic treatment of acute attacks of hereditary angioedema (HAE) in adults, is now available from Shire
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