The RPSGB commented on the results of a second survey of members on their experience of medicines shortages. Jeremy Holmes, Chief Executive of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society said: “Over half of members (57%) surveyed said the situation has not really changed for them since we originally questioned them on the issue [...] Read more »

Menopause. Normal pregnancy. Infertility. ADHD. Erectile dysfunction. Over the last several decades, these conditions have come to be defined and treated as medical problems. They’ve been “medicalized…

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Recent changes to the NHS community pharmacy contract in England and Wales have led to a range of services, like smoking cessation and supervised methadone administration, which were once the reserve of general practitioners but which will now be provided through a private market dominated by large corporations…

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Bipartisan resolution introduced in U.S. House of Representatives expresses need for further study of the functional gastrointestinal disorder, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

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SinoFresh Healthcare, Inc. (Pink Sheets: SFSH.PK) Announces CEO Steps Down as of April 6, 2010

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Rafael Larramendi has accepted a Senior Consulting and Advisory position as of May 2010.

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In response to recent announcements about consumer genetic tests being made available in retail drugstores, the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) today reiterated its position that these tests should be provided to the public only through the services of appropriate health care professionals that order tests from laboratories that are certified by CLIA for highcomplexity [...] Read more »

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified clinical characteristics associated with prescription drug use disorder (PDUD) in primary care patients with chronic pain. The study found that by identifying characteristics of prescription drug abuse, primary care clinicians can identify those at risk and provide appropriate treatment…

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A decision by Walgreens to sell a genetic test, called The Insight Saliva Collection KitTM in many of its 7,000 US outlets has been reversed – the pharmacy chain has decided to postpone. For a few hundred dollars customers have been able to go online and buy this test from Pathway Genomic’s web site…

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Thirty-three health-system pharmacists have been given the title “Fellow” by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) in recognition of the excellence they have achieved in pharmacy practice. The 2010 Fellows will be honored on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, during the ASHP Summer Meeting in Tampa, FL…

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