The Pharmaceutical Journal
April 1, 2000

Back issues

Comment

• Green and deadly
• Screen play
• Drawing out pain
• Use of knowledge

Leading Articles   497

• An educational revolution
• Supportive report

News   498-502

• New disciplinary powers for GMC 498
• Glaxo presents historical archive to Edinburgh council 498
• NPA opposes P for EHC 498
• Prescription charge reminder 498
• Police Foundation report recommends less harsh drug enforcement 499
• Swedish concordance 499
• Licences to be required for all GP prescribing for addicts 499
• Random drugs test call for health workers 499
• NHS launches travel health website 500
• New money to bypass HAs 500
• Primary care quality guide published 500
• Oxygen service under review 500
• "World first" learning facility opened at Aberdeen school of pharmacy 501
• Aberdeen school of pharmacy's WHO recognition extended to cover pharmaceutical care 501
• Pharmacists should educate the "expert patient" 502
• Planning teams set up for new NHS 502
• Pharmacists' knowledge should be reflected in NHS contract 502
• President writes to PM about NHS modernisation 502

Clinical Pharmacy   503-506

• Bulletin reviews type II diabetes 503
• Interactions and pharmacokinetics of repaglinide 503
• "Natural" cosmetics may cause contact dermatitis, say dermatologists 503
• Modafinil lacks withdrawal symptoms, researchers say 504
• Alosetron found to be effective for IBS 504
• FDA says new diabetes drugs less toxic 504
• Drug resistant TB increasing 505
• Dose confusion for malaria prophylaxis 505
• Use of corticosteroids for croup 506
• Access to cisapride to be limited in US 506
• Dietary advice tips: (4) Migraine 506
• Diagnostic agent for Parkinson's disease? 506
• Briefly - Paracetamol use and asthma 506

Business   507

• New mobile internet service for locums 507
• Phoenix buys Norscot 507
• More websites for pharmacies 507
• Superdrug seeks 50 more pharmacies 507
• Briefly - Numark rebate rises 507

The Society   508-509

• Museum's new exhibition 508
• MEP guide: April amendments 508
• Law and Ethics Bulletin
  • Flunitrazepam 508
  • Purchase of stock from other pharmacies 508
• CMO promotes front-line role for pharmacy 509
• Obituaries 509

Broad Spectrum   510

• Should we pay the piper twice? (T. Furber)

Letters to the Editor   511-514

• National Service Frameworks - Pharmacists' wider contribution 511
• The Society - Concern over Martindale editor appointment 511
• No smoking day - Every week? 511
• Extemporaneous dispensing
  • Learning from mistakes 512
  • What progress? 512
  • Merit in old formulae? 512
• CD prescriptions - An anomaly 512
• Monitored dosage systems - Review needed 512
• Statutory Committee - Unjust ruling 512
• Analgesics - Effect of restrictions 513
• The Profession - Soul searching bad for esteem 513
• Pharmaceutical care - Food for thought 513
• Remuneration - The PSNC should push for payment 514
• Pharmacy technicians - Their regulation is our province 514

Articles   515-519

• Enhancing the performance of graduates: the new pharmaceutical care centre at the Robert Gordon university, Aberdeen 515-517
• Supplying emergency hormonal contraception in Manchester under a group prescribing protocol (K. O'Brien and N. Gray) 518-519

Forum   520-521

• Vantage convention
  • AAH launches £10,000 Vantage award scheme 520
  • Successful first year for Refresh and CHS 520
  • Vantage network to support primary care groups bids 520
• Scottish Department 521

Products   522

• Renagel capsules 522
• Eprex injection new indication 522
• Zocor tablets 522
• Loniten tablets 522
• Genus products 522
• Dilute adrenaline injection 522
• Wyeth products 522
• Negram suspension 522
• Discontinued 522
• Benadryl Skin Allergy Relief 522

Notice-Board   523-524

• Diary 523
• Official notices 523
• Future Events 523
• Appointments 523
• Awards 523
• Senior pharmacists 524
• Library additions 524
• Wants list 524
• Corrections 524
• Personal 524

Front Cover Picture

This week's front cover photograph is of a tutorial under way in the new pharmaceutical care centre at the Robert Gordon university in Aberdeen, which was officially opened on March 23 (p501). Article (p515). Comment (p497).

Professional regulation

The Government has shown it is willing to get involved in professional regulation by issuing a consultation paper on draconian new powers for the General Medical Council (p498).

Pharmacy services for drug misusers

A newly published Police Foundation report on drug-related crime contains recommendations that will have direct relevance to pharmacy practice (p499). Comment (p497).

Emergency hormonal contraception

An article this week describes how pharmacists in Manchester, Salford and Trafford are able to supply emergency hormonal contraception under a group prescribing protocol (p518).

Health technology in Scotland

The Scottish Department of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society held a meeting recently at which pharmacists learnt about the Scottish Health Technology Assessment Centre, Scotland's equivalent to England's National Institute for Clinical Excellence (p521).