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NICE Approves Use Of Lenalidomide In Patients With Multiple Myeloma Who Have Received Two Or More Previous Therapies
Around 2000 multiple myeloma sufferers in the UK could have their lives extended by around three months after a decision by The UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to approve lenalidomide in those patients who have received two or more previous therapies-provided that the cost of cycles beyond the 26th cycle of treatment are met by the drug manufacturer. A summary of the NICE decision is published in a Special Report Online First and in the July edition of The Lancet Oncology.
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Vi Typhoid Vaccine Proves Highly Effective In Young Children
A new study has found that a currently available yet underused vaccine against typhoid fever is highly effective in young children and protects unvaccinated neighbors of vaccinees.
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Almost Half UK Hospitals Not Equipped To Deal With Critical Out Of Hours Care
The British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) is hosting a meeting at Number 11, Downing Street today to raise awareness of how more than half of Britain"s hospitals are providing patients with inadequate services. A UK-wide audit shows that 60% of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding episodes occurred out of "normal" working hours yet 45% of hospitals do not provide out of hours endoscopy.
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Pseudoephedrine Decision Demonstrates Confidence In Community Pharmacy

The NPA is pleased by today"s decision from the MHRA to keep pseudoephedrine a P medicine and have no doubt that community pharmacies will continue to ensure pseudoephedrine is sold in line with MHRA guidance. John Turk, NPA Chief Executive said: "We are absolutely delighted that our members were able to take up the mantle laid down by the MHRA 18 months ago. The decision demonstrates that the whole community pharmacy team is acting responsibly with regard to the sale and supply of pseudophedrine." "The NPA acted quickly and decisively to support members. Hard copies of the pseudoephedrine training pack produced at the end of 2007 were distributed to the majority of members while the pack is still available online to be downloaded through the NPA members" website. We would still encourage all members to remain vigilant and to help train new staff by accessing the online training pack." The NPA"s pseudoephedrine training pack can be downloaded from http://www.npa.co.uk/members and includes the following: - Digital audiovisual lecture available to be played on computers in the workplace or at home - Presentation slides with speaker notes for the pharmacist to train all their staff in small groups - Information booklet for pharmacy staff to read independently - Digital audio lecture for download to MP3 players. - Training record for use in the pharmacy - Training assessment form. National Pharmacy Association


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