EU

Wholesaler research reveals growth of DTP

24 Apr 12 | 14.01 | England EU Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Direct-to-pharmacy schemes accounted for 15 per cent of the medicines distribution market in the UK by 2010 — a rise of 11 per cent...
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Whooping cough still on the rise

23 Apr 12 | 17.27 | EU

Whooping cough cases this year in England and Wales rose to 665 by the end of March 2012, according to official figures from the Health Protection Agency more >
EMA recommends extra cardiovascular warnings for fingolimod

20 Apr 12 | 16.31 | EU

Multiple sclerosis drug fingolimod (Gilenya) should not be prescribed for patients with a history of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease...
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Give statins before by-pass surgery

20 Apr 12 | 12.21 | EU

Statins taken before coronary bypass operations cut the risk of developing atrial fibrillation after surgery...
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High-dose losartan matches candesartan for heart failure patients' death risk

16 Apr 12 | 13.41 | EU

High-dose losartan for patients with heart failure is not associated with an increased risk of death compared with candesartan...
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How will the new falsified medicines directive make UK pharmacy safer?

4 Apr 12 | 12.39 | England EU Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

New EU legislation on preventing fake medicines comes into force in the UK in January 2013. Kate Towers, of our sister publication Clinical Pharmacist, assesses the impact more >
Strontium ranelate shows disease modifying effect in osteoarthritis

26 Mar 12 | 11.07 | EU

Strontium ranelate (Protelos; Servier), a drug licensed for osteoporosis, reduced structural progression of knee joint osteoarthritis... more >
Principles agreed for Europe-wide drug tracking system

19 Mar 12 | 14.50 | EU

Core principles of a European medicines verification system have been agreed by the Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union...
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Strontium not safe for VTE patients

19 Mar 12 | 14.27 | EU

Strontium ranelate (Protelos; Servier) should not be prescribed for patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE)...
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RPS takes on records access issue

2 Mar 12 | 12.58 | EU

Strong lobbying has been promised by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s English Pharmacy Board to ensure pharmacists are granted access...
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