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Dear reader
T T E R

Time flies when you’re having fun! Just one

month ago, we were all together in Lisbon. And
now, the newly elected team has already
started working hard for the benefit of all
European Pharmacy students. Some projects
that are being developed or improved upon at
the moment include EPSA Voyage, EPSA’s
35th Anniversary and of course, EPSA’s
Summer University! Make sure to keep
yourself updated with the latest news and
events by checking EPSA’s home page and
Blog regularly!

In this month’s Information Letter, you can find

Charlene Galea
EPSA Publications Officer 2011/2012
E-mail: publications@epsa-online.org
Tel : +356 79248905
some recent findings from the Pharma World,
covering a range of topics, which include
asthma pills and inhalers, the relation between
pain killers and heart attack and promotion in
the pharmaceutical industry.
Finally, I would like to congratulate the newly
elected EPSA team for the mandate
2011/2012!

NEWS
Arsenic in Drinking Water
B M J
Exposure to arsenic in drinking water is associated with an
increased risk of mortality from heart disease, especially
among smokers. This is the finding of a prospective cohort
NEWS
study of 11 746 participants, which measured arsenic
exposure from drinking water. The study reveals that
although arsenic increases the risk of heart disease only
moderately compared with other outcomes, cardiovascular
disease is the most common cause of death worldwide,
and even a moderately increased risk means very large
numbers of excess cases.

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 People with a history of heart attack are at increased risk of
suffering another attack or dying after even a week of taking
certain types of prescription and over-the-counter painkillers,
including diclofenac or ibuprofen, a large new study
suggests.
Danish researchers analyzed nationwide records of almost
84,000 heart attack survivors and found that those who used
certain non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) for
one week faced a 45 percent heightened risk of another
heart attack.

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After Heart Attack, Certain Painkillers May

Raise Risk for Recurrence
H e a l t h D a y
Rarely prescribed asthma pills made
by drugmakers such as AstraZeneca
and Merck are easier to use and just
as effective as conventional inhaler
treatments, according to research by
British scientists.
Researchers tracked 650 patients with
chronic asthma for two years and
found the tablets, leukotriene receptor
antagonists, managed the disease as
well as steroid inhalers. Asthma Pills As Good
As Inhalers
Read more… H e a l t h N e w s

EU EU Project Spotlights Better Health

For Long Living
NEWS Medical,
P h a r m a N e w s
technological and educational
advances are providing Europeans with a new
boost for life. Europeans are living to just over
60 years without poor health or disabilities
affecting their daily routines, according to the
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD) report 'Health at a
Glance: Europe 2010'. The question is: can
people live healthier for longer? A new EU-
funded project is set to find out.

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 European pharmaceutical promotion spend
increased by 0.5 per cent in the top five
developed markets of France, Germany, Italy,
Spain and the UK and 2.2 per cent in the rest of
Europe in the 12 months up to and including
September 2010. North American promotion
expenditure declined, down by 10.3 per cent,
while in the rest of the world expenditure
expanded by 5.6 per cent.
In the top five European countries,
Trends In Promotion pharmaceutical companies increased their
promotional expenditure by 0.5 per cent to
P M L i v e $18.5bn in the seven channels that Cegedim
f (CSD)
Strategic Data o l monitors.
l o w u s

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NEWS FORUM IMP

After the elections at 34th EPSA Annual Congress, positions in the
EPSA Team 2011/2012 have remained vacant. Therefore, EPSA is
EPSA Summer University
now looking for suitable candidates to fill the following P o l a n d
positions: Secretary General, Treasurer, Vice President of External A u g u s t
Affairs, Central IMP Coordinator and Audit Committee Member. If you
feel skillful and motivated enough to join us, it’s now or never, don’t
miss out on your chance! Check the website (www.epsa-online.org)
for more details.
Don’t forget that this year’s Summer University will be held in
Warsaw, Poland. This time with an urban twist, we present a mixture
of student life, uptown clubbing and a genuine educational
opportunity that will redefine your experience with EPSA.
Registrations will be open soon. Stay updated and Fly Above the
Race!
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