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Napp Pharmaceuticals found to breach MHRA advertising guidelines

28.11.2008
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has found that Napp Pharmaceuticals broke its advertising rules. A complaint was lodged about the firm's advert for the painkiller BuTrans (buprenorphine matrix patch) in the British Medical Journal in November 2005. Read more…

Pharmacy care program helps elderly take their medications

28.11.2008
A pharmacy care program for elderly patients increases medication adherence according to a study appearing in JAMA. Read more…

11 million Acetaminophen bottles recalled by FDA

28.11.2008
FDA informs public of nationwide recall of 500mg strength store-brand acetaminophen caplets. Read more…

Minds may need changing

28.11.2008
Dr Sami Timimi gives a lucid account of the socio-cultural context behind the rising rates of prescription of psycho-stimulants for children. Read more…

The harmful pressure of market forces

28.11.2008
Gordon Brown’s recent speech on the limits of market mechanisms did not go quite far enough, argues Margaret CookWhen great men make great speeches it has been remarked that the content is often not as impressive in the reading as in the hearing. Read more…

Prescription for closing community pharmacies?

28.11.2008
Proposals to deregulate the market for community pharmacy may end up cutting services patients need, says Richard LewisTo the casual observer, the Office of Fair Trading seems to have it in for community pharmacists. Read more…

Health research serves profit rather than the public

28.11.2008
Most health research is driven by commercial interests, leading to significant gaps in healthcare understanding, a report from the King’s Fund thinktank concludes. Read more…

Whose DNA is it anyway?

28.11.2008
Thousands of gene patents have been issued – yet in most cases they are not inventions, and patenting harms the public interest, warns Sue MayerFor some years a fierce argument has been raging over whether genes should be patentable. Read more…

Need not greed

28.11.2008
Many deaths in developing countries could be avoided if essential drug prices were lowered. Ken Bluestone explains how pharmaceutical companies are being urged to take their social responsibilities seriouslyWhy not lower drugs prices systematically for developing countries? Read more…

Drugs dominate response to mental health problems

28.11.2008
Too many people who visit their GP with mental health problems are being offered drugs as the only option, according to the mental health charity Mind which has launched a campaign for more choice. Read more…

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