The Pharmaceutical Journal
June 3, 2000

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An Onlooker's Notebook   830

Leading Articles   831

News   832-834

Clinical Pharmacy   835-838

Business   839

The Society   840-842

Letters to the Editor   843-845

Continuing education   846-850

Books   851

Articles   852-855

Forum   856-859

Products   860

Notice-Board   861-862

Alzheimer's disease and its treatment is the subject of this week's article in our continuing education series on neurology (p846).

OFT inquiry

The Office of Fair Trading has launched an investigation into the standards professions require their members to meet to obtain and retain their right to practise (p832). The inquiry is primarily aimed at law and accountancy, but might be extended to other professions, including pharmacy. Leading article (p831).

Needle exchange

A needle exchange scheme has been operating in North Staffordshire for 10 years. Its growth and success are described in an article on p852.

Pharmaceutical care

Pharmaceutical care provision in the Netherlands is the subject of an article on p854.

Herbal products

Regulatory systems for herbal products were discussed at a recent meeting of the Federation of European Health Product Manufacturers (p856).

Clinical pharmacy

This week we publish a report from the spring symposium of the UK Clinical Pharmacy Association (p858).