Pharmacists To Get Access To Patients' Electronic Records, UK Pharmacists will gain access to the Summary Care Record for the first time under plans by NHS IT managers, Pulse can reveal. Pilots are being considered in community pharmacies across the country, as a key step in the Government drive for pharmacies to take on more clinical work.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCellCept (mycophenolate mofetil) Medication Guide issued, providing important safety information, to be distributed to every patient who fills a CellCept
prescription from this point forward.
Source: www.fda.govSenators Introduce Legislation To End Agreements Between Brand-Name, Generic Pharmaceutical Companies Sens. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Tuesday announced that they have introduced a bill (S 369) to end agreements under which brand-name pharmaceutical companies pay generic pharmaceutical companies to delay the launch of generic versions of the medications, CQ HealthBeat reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSecurity Issues With Wireless Drug Control Electronic implants that dispense medicines automatically or via a wireless medical network are on the horizon. Australian and US researchers warn of the security risks in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comABPI Welcomes RCP Report, UK The Association of the British Pharmaceutical (ABPI) Industry welcomed publication of a report by the Royal College of Physicians which looks at relationships between patients, doctors, academics and the pharmaceutical industry.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNPA Board Meeting - January 2009, UK NPA Chairman, Paul Bennett, comments on some of the items discussed at the January 2009 board meeting: 1.
Pharmacy Order 2009 "We will be making strong representation on the scope of the General Pharmaceutical Council's (GPhC) regulatory function. The NPA Board is concerned that community pharmacists should be represented on the GPhC.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBoston Globe Examines Debate Over Cost Effectiveness Of Mail-Order Pharmacies Some mail-order
pharmacy owners have told the Obama administration that Medicare spending could be reduced and quality could be improved if more beneficiaries ordered their medications by mail, the Boston Globe reports.
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