Treating Autism with Vitamin B6 Jun 7, 2008
However, the British National Formulary warns that the effects of long-term use of high doses of vitamin B6 are not known. Required Dose. (Suite101.com)
What does pill popping do to you psychologically? May 29, 2008
GPs (or the ones worth their salt) are quite aware of what they are, and if they're not they need only pick up the BNF (British National Formulary) ... GPs (or the ones worth their salt) are quite aware of what they are, and if they're not they need only pick up the BNF (British National Formulary). (Independent)
Reckitt faces inquiries over 'plan' to maintain Gaviscon's dominance Mar 9, 2008
Before a rival company can create a generic drug, the British National Formulary must give it an official title. Reckitt tried to claim Gaviscon was unique and such a title could not be issued. (Times Online)
Market testing of dietary supplements and drugs underscores value of USP's public health programs Nov 13, 2007
USPs analysis showed that using appropriate test methods for the type of material under assessment, as provided in the United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary (USPNF), is key to getting accurate results. The importance of ongoing testing of dietary supplements to a public monograph is hard to overstate, said Roger L. Williams, M.D., executive vice president and CEO of USP. For this reason, USP acknowledges ConsumerLab. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
USP awards verified mark to Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Ltd. ingredients Oct 3, 2007
The conformity assessment activity embodied in USPs verification programs, including PIVP, not only assists manufacturers but also helps USP update monographs in USP and National Formulary and allied official USP Reference Standards (reference materials). Despite this opportunity, USP separates entirely the standards-setting activities of the Council of Experts from its PIVP and other verification programs to ensure the continued independence and objectivity of its standard-setting processes. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
NHS spending 1m a week on slimming pills for obese Britons Aug 7, 2007
Doctors are told to offer patients pills only if "at least three months of managed care involving supervised diet, exercise and behaviour modification fails to achieve a realistic reduction in weight," according to the drug dispensers' manual the British National Formulary. There are two types of slimming pills, one that reduces the absorption of fat in the intestine and the second which stops the brain's 'feel good factor' normally associated with eating. (Daily Mail)
One-third Of Community Pharmacists Don't Tell Parents They Are Dispensing Off-label Drugs To Children Jul 12, 2007
"The situation should hopefully improve, as copies of the British National Formulary for Children have been made freely available to community pharmacists since the survey was carried out.". Reference: Attitudes and experiences of community pharmacists towards paediatric off-label prescribing: a prospective survey. (Science Daily)
Taking on the baby gods Jul 4, 2007
In IVF, amazingly, the recommended dosage is not stipulated in the doctors' prescribing bible, the British National Formulary. These are the only drugs where safe limits are not listed. (Guardian Unlimited -- Life)
Ambulance Crews Gain Crucial New Hand Held Computer Link To Emergency Medical Data Jun 30, 2007
A massive added bonus is that 'for devices with web access capabilities' the software also gives ambulance crews web access to - the online database of the National Poisons Information Service and - the British National Formulary online database providing information on the clinical use of medicines so that important information can be accessed directly without the need to contact ambulance control. There is also the potential to use the PDA display to give information or ask patients key... (Science Daily)
Democrats seek to open negotiations on prescription drug laws Apr 17, 2007
He said Thursday that the secretary does not need negotiation powers and that it "is a bad idea" to create a national formulary of prescription drugs. "Under the drug benefit today, with the (providers) negotiating with drug makers and competing with each other, we have lower drug prices for beneficiaries, lower program costs for the government, and prescription drug choices for beneficiaries," Grassley said. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
RICH LOWRY: Prescription political scam Jan 18, 2007
This would require creating a national formulary -- in other words, limiting the drugs available in the Medicare program ... Columbia University Professor Frank Lichtenberg reports that "only 38 percent of drugs approved in the 1990s and 19 percent of the drugs approved by the FDA since 2000 are on the VA National Formulary." Robert Goldberg of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest points out that Azilect, the latest drug to treat Parkinson's disease, is covered by every private... (Washington Times)
Democrats Seek New Medicare Prescription Jan 7, 2007
The veterans agency, which filled more than 120million prescriptions last year, has a national formulary. The agency decides which drugs or classes of drugs it needs to treat its patients. (The Ledger)
DEROY MURDOCK: Medicare drug plan threatened Dec 31, 2006
The VA's National Formulary (VANF) is more Model-T than Maserati. Congress should park this vehicle in a junkyard. (Washington Times)
Congress Should Not Infect Medicare Drug Plan With Price Controls Dec 29, 2006
The VA s National Formulary (VANF) is more Model-T than Maserati. Congress should park this vehicle in a junkyard. (Human Events Online)
May Be Sticking Point Nov 25, 2006
The VA, which has a national formulary -- or list of approved drugs -- also negotiates with drug makers for lower prices for the list. In 2005, that saved the agency $245 million, says spokeswoman Laurie Tranter. (Wall Street Journal)
ROBERT GOLDBERG: Medicare's future Oct 17, 2006
Only 38 percent of the drugs approved in the 1990s, and 19 percent of the drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration since 2000, are on the VA National Formulary. Only 17 percent of the 77 priority-review drugs (22 percent) approved since 1997 are on the 2005 National Formulary. (Washington Times)
AIDS tests without fear Oct 6, 2006
Today's Globe Opinion Politics Magazine Education Science NECN Special reports Obituaries. IT TOOK a quarter-century of sustained medical attention, but AIDS is no longer an automatic death sentence, at least in the United States. (Boston Globe)
Tough curbs on Prozac prescribed for children Jun 12, 2006
While doctors can still theoretically prescribe "off label", they are unlikely to flout the terms of the licence, which will be laid down in the Summary of Product Characteristics and written in the prescribing bible, the British National Formulary. "Prozac should only be used together with psychological therapy in patients non-responding to such therapy alone after four to six sessions," said the EMEA in its recommendation to the European commission, which will formally grant the licence. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
No better drug bargain (Robert Goldberg) May 16, 2006
Only 38 percent of the drugs approved in the 1990s, and 19 percent of the drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration since 2000, are on the VA National Formulary ... Veteran's life expectancy increased substantially before the national formulary was introduced (between 1991 and 1997) but did not increase, and may have declined, after the formulary was introduced (between 1997-2002); yet, the life expectancy of all U.S. males increased both before and after 1997. (Washington Times, DC)
Doctors urged to be vigilant over drugs' side-effects May 12, 2006
New drugs are marked in the British National Formulary - the drug prescribers' bible - with a black triangle. It was important that all suspected adverse side-effects of such medicines were reported, the BMA's guide said. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Pill under review over link to depression May 8, 2006
Information about the drug in the British National Formulary, the prescribers' bible, reminds doctors that it is only for severe acne in cases where oral antibiotics do not work. It also points to the increased risk over other pills of blood clots. (Guardian Unlimited)
National group renews its call for pharmacare Feb 24, 2006
The coalition recommends that a national formulary be created that includes drugs that are medically necessary and cost effective. Under the plan, an independent agency would determine what drugs are placed on the list. (Globe and Mail)
Drugs pastThe days - not so long ago - before heroin was banned in the UK Jan 26, 2006
Heroin, under its medical name Diamorphine, remains on the British National Formulary and is a strong painkiller used extensively in a wide range of patients; from post-operative cases to patients dying of cancer. Within it's legal confines, it is a very good drug but because of the social issues most other countries (including the US) do not have it on their formularies. (BBC News -- Health)
