Medicines

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8 January 2007

ScriptSwitch helps PCTs meet statin targets

Prescribing software can help to remind GPs to opt for cheaper generic drugs when they treat patients with high cholesterol,
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21 December 2006

ScriptSwitch partner with First DataBank on Multilex

A new partnership will enable the implementation of First Data Bank’s Multilex Drug Datafile into ScriptSwitch’s real-time prescribing decision support
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1 December 2006

PCTs sign up for prescription clinical support software

Prescription software firm ScriptSwitch have been awarded contracts to provide their ‘real-time’ support software to ten Primary Care trusts. ScriptSwitch
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28 September 2006

MHRA target UK illegal drug websites

  The Medicines Healthcare and Regulatory Authority have conducted raids on five UK-based websites thought to be selling unlicensed or
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20 September 2006

SMS alerts for prescriptions launched

Irish pharmaceutical software company, Systems Solutions Limited, has incorporated SMS text messages, e-mails and direct mail functionality into its QicScript
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6 September 2006

New guidance on mobiles in hospitals and surgeries

The Department of Health has issued guidance about the use of mobile phones in GP surgeries and other NHS premises.
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31 August 2006

Irish Pharmaceutical Union chooses First DataBank

Drug data experts First DataBank Europe have signed a new partnership with the Irish Pharmaceutical Union to provide its members
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1 June 2006

Online medicines library gets revamp

The National electronic Library for Medicine, which collects online news and RSS feeds on medicines information, is set to expand
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11 May 2006

NPfIT could ‘transform’ drug reaction reporting

Reporting of adverse drug reactions in England could be transformed by systematic collection through the National Programme for IT, according
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5 May 2006

QicSCRIPT upgraded for medicine use reviews

Pharmacy software solution QicSCRIPT has been upgraded with appointment scheduling and patient identification systems so that pharmacists can deal with
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