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	FDA approves Multaq heart tablet Friday 3rd July 2009 The US FDA has now approved the heart drug Multaq (dronedarone) from French pharmaceutical firm Sanofi Aventis
Proteins "key to new antibiotics" Friday 3rd July 2009 Bacteria-killing proteins that hold the key to powerful new types of antibiotics are the targets of researchers at York and Leeds universities	Study shows early and sustained improvement in vision through six months Thursday 2nd July 2009 Phase III study showed Lucentis improved vision in patients with branch retinal vein occlusion
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MEDICATION ERRORS

Patients left in "drug-induced comas"

Tuesday 9th June 2009
Doctor error leaves elderly patients in "drug-induced comas"

Millions of illegal medicines flood across the market

Thursday 28th May 2009
The specially targeted EU programme MEDI-FAKE sets out to promote interception of illegal pills by Customs officers

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CYTOTOXIC HANDLING

GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Lung Cancer...

Wednesday 24th June 2009
Global non-small cell lung cancer therapeutics market to reach $13.3 billion by 2015, according to new report by Global Industry Analysts

Standards for cytotoxic protection: are we asking the right questions? EN374-3...

Monday 6th October 2008
When workers don gloves to handle cytotoxics, can they be sure their glove has the best protection? Should workers have to settle for a mediocre safety standard? Do companies that purchase gloves tested to EN374-3 have employeesâ€™ best interests at heart? The answer is simple: No

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NUTRITION

New colorectal and lung cancer study boost

Thursday 14th May 2009
Patients receiving radiotherapy for lung or colorectal cancer are handed a 67% "boost" from new study

New congress recognises importance of nutrition

Wednesday 13th May 2009
First International Congress of Translational Research in Human Nutrition to be held in Clermont-Ferrand, France

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ONCOLOGY

Radiation "avoidable for leukaemia"

Friday 26th June 2009
Researchers claim that injecting chemotherapy drugs into the blood of children with leukaemia can be just as good as radiation without the cognitive complications

Experts join forces to fight cancer

Friday 26th June 2009
Leading scientists in the field of cancer research are being brought together under a £4.8 million European scheme

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LATEST ISSUE

In the latest issue of Hospital Pharmacy Europe: EAHP Congress, biosimilars, drugs diversion and more

INDUSTRY NEWS

CHMP positive opinion for saxagliptin

Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca’s investigational drug, saxagliptin receives positive opinion in Europe for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes

Abbott Labs to pay $1.67bn to J&J

A federal jury has ordered health care company Abbott Laboratories to pay $1.67 billion in damages to J&J as part of a patent infringement suit

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MY PRACTICE

RPSGB past president Gill Hawksworth previews the prospectus for the new professional body

PRACTICE

Was Shipman just the tip of the iceberg? Why pharmacy practice has to combat...

Friday 5th June 2009
Few things are more likely to change the governance of pharmacy practice across the world than “The Shipman Enquiry”

Report on the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical...

Thursday 28th May 2009
More than 18,000 delegates attended the 43rd ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in Orlando, Florida, in December 2008. Key topics included aspects of medicines safety and hazardous drug handling

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ADVERTISEMENT FEATURES

A good time to introduce prefilled syringes

Tuesday 30th September 2008
Prefilled saline intravenous flush syringes are widely used across Europe, yet the UK has been relatively slow to adopt them. This may be about to change with the introduction of prefilled saline syringes by Baxa Ltd

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