Medicines

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12 August 2009

One in three don’t collect anti-virals

More than one in three people have failed to collect their anti-viral medicine after being issued with an authorisation number
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23 July 2009

NHS IOW cuts costs with ScriptSwitch

NHS Isle of Wight says it has cut its prescribing costs to more than 9% below the national average through the
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14 July 2009

Scotland delivers e-prescription service

Scotland has announced that it has become the first country in the UK to deliver an electronic prescription service, with
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7 July 2009

Interim flu line for 100,000 cases a day

The Department of Health’s interim flu line service is expected to be operational by next week, as the government predicts
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7 July 2009

ISoft business wins

ISoft has announced it has done A$7m (€4m) worth of business in Australia and New Zealand. The company’s latest agreements
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9 June 2009

Our website could do so much more

GP Dr Neil Paul sees the potential for his practice website to be a one stop shop for patients' health
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1 June 2009

MHRA launches drug info debate

The UK’s medicines regulatory body has launched a consultation on the European Commission’s plans to change the rules on the
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6 May 2009

Interpol issues swine flu spam warning

The international police organisation Interpol has issued a warning about the potential for criminals to exploit the swine flu outbreak
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29 April 2009

No National Flu Line until autumn

A telephone and web-based National Flu Line service to offer advice and authorise access to antiviral medicines in the event
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28 April 2009

Money found for NHS innovation

Health minister Lord Darzi has unveiled a package of measures to encourage and spread innovation in the NHS. Speaking at
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