Front Cover Picture
Our front cover photograph (posed by models) ties in with a lecture given by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's chief scientist (Professor Tony Moffat) at the recent World Congress of Pharmacy in Vienna, in which he discussed the life-enhancing properties of drugs and asked, "Do we need drugs for pleasure?" (p373).
Australian deal
Pharmacists in Australia are to be paid to carry out medication reviews for patients in residential care and for some patients in their own homes (p352).
Counter prescribing guidelines
Guidance on counter prescribing has been produced by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Practice Committee to ensure consistency and quality of advice in community pharmacies (p358). Leading article (p349).
Category management
A short article this week looks at how category management can work for independent community pharmacies (p374).
British Pharmaceutical Conference
A record number of people have registered for the British Pharmaceutical Conference, which takes place in Birmingham next week. Latest conference news and a programme appear on p376 and p377.
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