Wales

Veterinary surgeons again permitted to charge for prescriptions

4 Nov 08 | 15.35 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Veterinary surgeons are once again allowed to charge animal owners for writing prescriptions, after a three-year ban on such fees came to an end on 31 October 2008 more >
Tories unveil plans to improve access to medicines

4 Nov 08 | 14.45 | England Wales

The Conservative Party unveiled its proposals to speed up access to new drugs yesterday (3 November 2008) more >
Boots launches cervical cancer vaccination service in London

3 Nov 08 | 16.49 | England Wales

A private cervical cancer vaccination service is being offered at 10 Boots pharmacies across London from today (3 November 2008) more >
PJ letters (1 November 2008)

31 Oct 08 | 22.19 | England Scotland Wales

Letters published in the 1 November 2008 issue of The Pharmaceutical Journal
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Getting the message out in Wales — positive communications

31 Oct 08 | 16.17 | Wales

The Welsh Pharmacy Board of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society is to ensure that it maximises its communications successes with all audiences and has pledged to do this in the most cost-effective way. At its October 2008 meeting in Cardiff the board received feedback from its Communications and Public Affairs Group (CPAG) which had reviewed recent activities undertaken by the board in communications and public affairs
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Some complications of cystic fibrosis

31 Oct 08 | 15.52 | England Scotland Wales

Complications suffered by cystic fibrosis patients were discussed at a Cystic Fibrosis Pharmacists Group meeting on 9 October 2008 in Loughborough, Leicestershire. Amanda Bevan reports
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Advances in laboratory efficiency

31 Oct 08 | 15.42 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

In an increasingly competitive industrial environment, UK pharmaceutical companies are introducing new strategies and technologies to improve the efficiency of analytical laboratories in support of R&D and production. Joseph Chamberlain reports from a one-day symposium organised by the Joint Pharmaceutical Analysis Group at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s London headquarters on 16 October 2008
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Pharmacy’s role in infection prevention

31 Oct 08 | 14.59 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Pharmacists have an important role to play in reducing hospital infections, reports Eleanor Guegan from the joint conference of the Infection Prevention Society held in Harrogate from 22 to 24 September 2008
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COPD weather warning system cuts hospital admissions

31 Oct 08 | 14.46 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Hospital admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients decreased by 20 per cent in the first year of a new patient alert service from the Met Office, according to an analysis of NHS admissions data more >
Current and future trends in the use of generic medicines in the UK

31 Oct 08 | 14.03 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

The UK has one of the lowest pricing levels for generic medicines in Europe. Colin Darroch and Andrew G. Kay looks at how the Government successfully introduced and established a generics market and the current ups and downs in the generics marketplace
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