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Ask About Medicines booklet
Friday, October 08, 2004 |
There is an enormous amount of information about health and medicines available, but it is not always easy to know how and where to start looking.This booklet has been prepared by a partnership of health professionals, patient organisations,the NHS, Government and the pharmaceutical industry to provide guidance on how to find information about health issues and medicines. An interactive version of the booklet, with direct links to the information sources listed, can be accessed via the Ask About Medicines Website.
Or it can be ordered from ABPI online. |
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New directory helps patients find out about health & medicines
Tuesday, October 26, 2004 |
| A guide to medicines and health, produced by a partnership of health professionals, patient organisations, the NHS, Government and the pharmaceutical industry, is now available for patients. The Health & Medicines information guide & directory 2004 provides advice on where to find health information, including tips on asking questions and topics that patients might want to cover in a discussion. |
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Pharmaceutical R&D remains vital to Britain
Monday, October 25, 2004 |
| A new government study confirms that UK pharmaceutical companies are world leaders in Research & Development (R&D) and the key investors in British science, said the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) today. |
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Education reforms must support science, says ABPI
Thursday, October 21, 2004 |
| The proposals for major reform of the UK educational system have received a guarded welcome today from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), the trade organisation that represents the UK pharmaceutical industry. The reforms promise enhanced skills and knowledge for all young people, but appropriate implementation is crucial. |
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Key recommendations to improve healthcare for patients put to Select Committee
Monday, September 20, 2004 |
Action is needed in a number of key areas, ranging from the cost of carrying out clinical trial work in the UK to the continuing restrictions on patients' access to modern, innovative medicines, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has said in its formal evidence to the House of Commons Select Committee inquiry into the influence of the industry.
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Booklet Examines Ethics Of Using Animals In Medicines Research
Friday, July 02, 2004 |
A booklet that helps schoolchildren develop ideas about the ethics of using animals in medical research has been published by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI).
The booklet, Animal research and human medicine, is designed to support teachers working with pupils on the issues in this area, in subjects ranging from Citizenship to Science and Religious Education. |
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Target Leukaemia
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| A quick and reliable reference source of information about the NHS and the health issues of the day, written mainly for parliamentary researchers. |
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The value of medicines
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- A quarter of the world's top 100 medicines were discovered and developed in Britain, more than any country except the USA.
- The industry invested £3.5billion in UK research and development in 2002 - nearly £10 million every day.
- Pharmaceutical companies carry out nearly a quarter of all industrial research and development in the UK and spend more than a fifth of their turnover on R & D.
- UK pharmaceutical industry exports in 2003 were an estimated £11.8 billion, creating a record trade surplus of £3.1 billion. Exports per employee in 2003 were around £150,000.
- The pharmaceutical industry provides the nation's medicines to the NHS at a daily cost of just 40 pence per person - less than half of what we spend on alcoholic drinks.
- Medicines account for only about 13 per cent of total NHS costs, despite a constant growth every year in the number of prescriptions issued.
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ABPI
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ABPI's head office can be contacted at the following:
ABPI
12 Whitehall
London SW1A 2DY
Tel: 020 7930 3477
Fax: 020 7747 1411 |
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ABPI Cymru Wales
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ABPI's Welsh office can be contacted at the following:
ABPI Cymru Wales
Floor 4
Caspian Point 2
Pierhead Street
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff CF10 4DQ
Tel: 02920 454297 |
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ABPI Scottish Office
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ABPI's Scottish Office can be contacted at the following:
ABPI Scotland
Royal College of Physicians
9 Queen Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1JQ
Tel: 0131247 3688
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(OHE) Office of Health Economics
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The Office of Health Economics provides independent research, advisory and consultancy services on policy implications and economic issues within the pharmaceutical, health care and biotechnology industries.
See www.ohe.org for more information and to find out about OHE Consulting |
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Coalition for Medical Progress
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Millions of people world-wide have benefited from healthcare advances made possible by research undertaken in the UK. An essential part of this is research involving animals.
Medical Progress is being established to help answer your questions about this research. www.medicalprogress.org
CMP commissioned MORI to ask British people what they thought. |
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The Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA)
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The Code regulates the advertising of medicines for prescription to health professionals and administrative staff and also covers information about such medicines made available to the general public.
To order or view The Code of Practice 2003 please go to the Publications section |
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