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The Pacific yew tree, Taxus brevifolia is the source of paclitaxel. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence has recommended that paclitaxel should be standard therapy for ovarian cancer (p716).Comment (p711).
Pharmacist wins by-election
The winner of the recent Romsey by-election will become the first pharmacist to sit as a Member of Parliament since the general election of 1964 (p713).
Credit for Learning
Credit for Learning questions on neurology appear this week on p728.
Motivating pharmacists
An article this week looks at theories of motivation and their application to pharmacy practice (p729).
Cancer care
This week we publish a report from a recent international symposium on alternatives and economics in the care of cancer patients (p732).
Mental health
The implications for pharmacy of the recently published national service framework on mental
health were discussed at a meeting organised by the College of Pharmacy Practice last week (p734).
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