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Commercial framework: working in partnership with the pharmaceutical industry for the benefit of patients
The NHS in England spends around £18 billion on medicines a year. It must do everything it can to get access to innovative medicines for patients, while making sure it does so at great value and cost-effective prices to the NHS and taxpayers, writes Blake Dark, commercial medicines director for NHS England Related items fromOnMedica Pharmacists could offer high-dose statins direct to patients Clinicians need better options if we are to stop over-medication GPs need more time to treat complex needs Stroke survivors need more help taking medicine Prescription drug dependence linked to deprivation
Source: OnMedica Views - December 16, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Top 9 takeaways from heart health tweet chat
How can physicians partner with their patients to ensure a healthy heart environment? The AMA hosted a vibrant tweet chat on World Heart Day Tuesday to explore answers to this question. Primary care physician Michael Rakotz, MD, sat down with leading cardiologist Clyde Yancy, MD, as his guest. Dr. Yancy is past president of the American Heart Association (AHA) and current chief of the Division of Medicine-Cardiology and Magerstadt Professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. And Dr. Rakotz is director of chronic disease prevention with the AMA’s Improving Health Outcomes initiative. The two d...
Source: AMA Wire - September 30, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: amamod Source Type: news