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Local Meeting Held In California To Discuss HIV/AIDS Spending Priorities In Face Of Proposed State Budget Cuts
The Inland Empire HIV Planning Council, an agency that makes HIV/AIDS policy in Riverside and San Bernardino counties in California, has begun a three-day summit, where they will determine how funds - primarily from HHS - will be spent, the Riverside Press-Enterprise reports. The council, which oversees spending of more than $7 million for HIV/AIDS care and treatment in the counties, said proposed cuts to HIV/AIDS programs and Medi-Cal at the state level "could affect funding and treatment priorities set by the agency," the article states. Joe Acosta, co-chair of the council said they are looking for ways to make up for the expected shortfalls. The council distributes money to about a half dozen agencies in San Bernardino and Riverside counties that provide services to more than 6,800 HIV/AIDS patients, Acosta said" (Hines, 7/18).
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A study published in the June issue of Anesthesiology has shown that a drug metabolite of the opioid morphine may be a key factor in the paradoxical increased sensitivity to pain caused by chronic morphine use. For the first time, this metabolite (called morphine-6 glucuronide, or M6G) was shown to act independently of the pain receptors typically targeted during morphine administration.
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Cancer patients treated with the widely used drug bevacizumab in combination with chemotherapy are at significantly greater risk of potentially life-threatening gastrointestinal (GI) perforations (a hole in the wall of the stomach, small intestine or large bowel)-particularly patients with advanced colorectal cancer and renal cell cancer, according to an Article published Online First and in the June edition of The Lancet Oncology.
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Society Launches Consultations On Regulation Of Conduct In Schools Of Pharmacy

Students and staff, among others in the profession, have the chance to make their views known on the conduct and governance rules set to be implemented in schools of pharmacy throughout Great Britain, with the launch of two consultations from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain today. Two new documents, the Code of Conduct for Pharmacy Students and Fitness to Practise Procedures in Schools of Pharmacy will be subject to consultation concurrently for four weeks. The documents have been developed to reflect the profession"s move towards an increasingly clinical role. The Code of Conduct for Pharmacy Students is based on the same seven principles as those governing the Society"s Code of Ethics for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians, and is intended to be a working document for students. The Fitness to Practise Procedures for Schools of Pharmacy will act as a guide to for schools in constructing their own fitness to practise frameworks. The Society"s Head of Accreditation, Damian Day said: "Although designed to be complementary the two documents do have different audiences and purposes. For some pharmacy schools, this represents a significant cultural shift, which is why it is important as many people as possible have their say in order to shape these one-of-a-kind documents." Both the Code of Conduct and the Fitness to Practise Procedures will apply to students studying MPharm degrees, foundation degrees leading to direct entry into the second year of an accredited MPharm, and Overseas Pharmacists" Assessment Programmes (OSPAPs). Neither document will apply to pre-registration students, pharmacy technician students, pharmacy support staff students or pharmacy students on non-accredited courses. The consultations documents will be available to view from Friday 22 May. To view and download the consultation documents, go here. Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain


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