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Buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) is a sulfoximine derivative which reduces levels of glutathione and is being investigated as an adjunct with chemotherapy in the treatment of cancer. [1] The compound inhibits gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase, the enzyme required in the first step of glutathione synthesis. Buthionine sulfoximine may also be used to ...
The Drug Tariff, also known as Drug Tariff price, is that amount that the NHS repays pharmacies for generic prescription medications. [1] It differs from prescription charges which are £9.90 per item/drug as of April 2024 unless exemptions apply. [2]
The Department of Health ( DoH, Irish: An Roinn Sláinte, pronounced [ˈanˠ ˈɾˠiːn̪ʲ ˈsˠlaːnʲtʲə] ), Ulster-Scots: Männystrie o Poustie) is a devolved Northern Irish government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. The minister with overall responsibility for the department is the Minister of Health.
The Health and Social Care service was created by the Parliament of Northern Ireland in 1948 after the Beveridge Report.From 1948 to 1974, hospitals in the region were managed by the Northern Ireland Hospitals Authority and hospital management committees, and then transferred to four health and social services boards, along with responsibility for social care.
The Health & Social Care Business Services Organisation was established in 2009 and is responsible for providing support services to various health and social work agencies in Northern Ireland. It was created from the now defunct Central Services Agency .
The levy is €2.00 up to a maximum of €20 per family per calendar month. The levy was reduced to €1.50 from April 2019 for medical card holders over the age of 70. [ 30] The Over 70s prescription charge was reduced to €1, and the Drugs Payment Scheme cap reduced to €114, in 2020.
The National Insurance number is used as a reference number in the Pay As You Earn system, and also by the self-employed. It is also used in applications for Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs), to check that an individual has opened only one ISA in a tax year. However, the NI number is not used universally as a tax identification number.
The FTC argues the three biggest PBMs - managing 79% of U.S. prescription drug claims - have greatly enriched themselves at the expense of smaller pharmacies and consumers, according to an interim ...