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Sugar tax to be imposed on companies that produce soft drinks from 2018 Subscription
A levy on soft drinks companies marketing products with added sugar will be come into effect from April 2018, UK chancellor George Osborne announced in the budget on 16 March 2016
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Use of antidepressants in children soars by 50% in the UK Subscription
A study has shown that the number of children and adolescents taking antidepressants has increased by more than 50% in the UK between 2005 and 2012, raising possible concerns that doctors may be prescribing these drugs as a way to alleviate pressure on psychotherapy services.
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Palbociclib drug combination slows advanced breast cancer Subscription
Combining the first-in-class targeted drug palbociclib with the hormone drug fulvestrant delays the progression of advanced breast cancer by an average of nine months — twice as long as when fulvestrant was given alone — a study shows.
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Reminder letters sent to GP practices cut antibiotic prescribing by 3.3% Subscription
GPs who prescribe the most antibiotics reduce the amount they prescribe by avoiding unnecessary prescriptions if they are sent feedback benchmarking their prescribing levels against those of their peers, a study has found.
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Details published of how pharmacies in Europe will prevent falsified medicines getting into the supply chain Subscription
An EU regulation that heralds a new system designed to prevent falsified medicines getting into the supply chain has been published by the European Medicines Agency and the European Commission.
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Current and future vaccines could help reduce reliance on antibiotics, AMR says Subscription
Vaccine development needs to be incentivised and those already available need to be administered more widely to help reduce the use of antibiotics, according to the latest report by the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance.
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NHS England has not managed Cancer Drug Fund properly, MPs say Subscription
The Cancer Drugs Fund has not been managed properly by NHS England and the Department of Health, a committee of MPs says.
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The five-year pharmacy degree: what have we learnt? Subscription
Proposals for a five-year pharmacy degree – where preregistration training is integrated into undergraduate education – have been discussed since 2011. But how is the programme working in universities that already offer it?
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Government outlines plans for community pharmacy in England following cuts announcement Subscription
Details are starting to emerge about the government’s plans for the future of community pharmacy in England, as part of a consultation exercise that runs until 24 March 2016.
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Supervision: what needs to change to move pharmacy forward? Subscription
The board set up to review medicines legislation and to advise UK government ministers on pharmacy policy is due to make recommendations on how the rules around ‘supervision’ should change.
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