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Scotland’s medicines bill can shrink further, says report

January 25, 2013
Sales and Marketing PPRS, Scotland, VBP, prescribing

An official review of primary care prescribing in Scotland has welcomed savings made, but says further efficiencies are possible.Audit Scotland …

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Growth in GP drug prescriptions

December 11, 2012
Sales and Marketing GPs, NHS, UK, doctors, prescribing

The volume of GP-prescribed drugs grew by an annual average of 8.4% in the years 1995-2010, according to new government …

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NHS prescribing costs fall

October 22, 2012
Sales and Marketing NHS, VBP, prescribing

The Department of Health’s annual report and accounts for 2011-2012 highlights the increasing pressure on the pharma industry to deliver …

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NICE publishes first off-label summary

October 18, 2012
Sales and Marketing NICE, UK, prescribing

In a radical change to its modus operandi, NICE has published the first in an ongoing series of assessments of …

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UK government pushes through formulary changes

August 22, 2012
Sales and Marketing CCGs, NHS, NICE, PCTs, UK, lottery, prescribing

The government has written to NHS prescribing leads telling them they must start to incorporate NICE guidance into their formularies. …

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Physios and podiatrists to gain new prescribing powers

July 25, 2012
Sales and Marketing Department of Health, GPs, Physios, government, prescribing

Physiotherapists and podiatrists are set to gain new prescribing powers by 2014.  Ministers are looking to amend medicines legislation so …

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GMC guidance on off-label drug use delayed

March 19, 2012
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The General Medical Council has delayed the release of new guidance for off-label prescribing. The doctors’ regulator was expected to …

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Prescription drugs could become OTC under FDA plans

March 12, 2012
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The FDA is considering new plans to make drugs for chronic conditions available over-the-counter. These drugs could include medicines for …

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NICE guidance to be enforced, says Lansley

January 11, 2012
Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, PCTs, black lists, prescribing

Local NHS organisations will no longer be allowed to ‘ban’ drugs recommended by NICE, the health secretary has said.England’s primary …

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NHS hospital prescribing costs jump

October 19, 2011
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New and expensive treatments have driven up NHS prescribing costs in English hospitals, according to a new report. IMS Health …

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Healthcare 2025: what the future holds for pharma

September 22, 2011
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS reform, healthcare reform, healthcare spending, prescribing

We are in the middle of a huge upheaval where everything we know is being turned on its head. Welcome …

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Sharp increase in NHS diabetes prescribing costs

August 25, 2011
Sales and Marketing GP prescribing, NHS, diabetes, prescribing

NHS prescribing for diabetes has risen sharply, largely driven by the disease’s growing prevalence in the UK. Spending rose 41% …

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Prescription sales soar in England

July 29, 2011
Sales and Marketing NHS, prescribing

New data shows that prescription sales increased by more than two-thirds in England over the last decade, but a majority …

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Pharma faces ‘trench warfare’ with NHS

May 26, 2011
Sales and Marketing Cost cutting, NHS, prescribing

The competing interests of the NHS and the pharma industry could end in trench warfare, a leading NHS figure has …

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PCTs increasingly ‘red list’ drugs to cut costs

May 12, 2011
Sales and Marketing GP prescribing deicisions, GPs, PCTs, prescribing

GPs are being asked not to prescribe NICE-approved drugs in order to cut costs. In the last year more than …

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