Medicines

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22 April 2009

Consultation into ethics of new technologies

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has launched a public consultation on the ethical issues related to online healthcare, telemedicine and
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21 April 2009

Audit Scotland flags concerns with ECR

Scotland’s national audit body has raised concerns about the scope and quality of the country’s Emergency Care Summary. In its latest report
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17 April 2009

New logo identifies safe online pharmacy

One in four GPs have treated patients for adverse reactions to medicines bought online, according to a survey. The poll
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15 April 2009

World’s first kids medical website announced

Medikidz has announced it will launch the world’s first dedicated children’s medical website in July.
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19 March 2009

IT vital to pharmacy progress

Use of the NHS Care Records Service by community pharmacists will be an essential part of the reform agenda for
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16 February 2009

Contraceptives advice online

NHS Direct has launched an online emergency contraceptive advice tool. The Contraception Checker aims to deal with enquiries about emergency
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8 January 2009

NHS Direct takes 250,000 festive calls

NHS Direct received more than a quarter of a million calls over the Christmas and New Year break, an increase
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16 December 2008

European drugs to carry barcodes

Medicines sold across Europe will have to carry barcodes and other improved security mechanisms, under proposals unveiled by the European
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8 December 2008

JAC wins South African pharmacy contract

Medicines management software specialist JAC has won a contract to provide the latest version of its pharmacy management software to hospitals
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14 November 2008

Multi-national effort targets illegal online drugs

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has led an operation in conjunction with Interpol and medicines regulatory
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