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No smoking day
Our special feature this week is on preparing for No Smoking Day (p260).
Coronary heart disease
Cardiovascular disease could soon be classed as an inflammatory disorder. News Feature (p245).
Council meeting
The Council has identified a need to take a fresh look at the profession's systems for preventing, detecting and remedying poor performance (p248). It has also agreed to reconsider draft arrangements for the reimbursement of expenses and payment of attendance fees for Council members (p251). Leading article (p237).
Prescribing database
This week we publish a follow-up report on the National Prescribing Centre's hospital prescribing information project (p263).
Discipline and punishment
Researchers from Lancaster university reflect on the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's disciplinary procedures (p266).
Medicines leaflets
This week we publish a study which confirms that delivery of medicines information as a package insert does not guarantee that patients will be aware of the insert and that only a minority will read at least some of it (p268).
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