| Leading
Articles [PDF
(45K)]
What's wrong with Wales? [Text]
Where's the alert? [Text]
News & Features
News [Text]
[PDF
(300K)]
Medicines Control Agency proposes ban for kava-containing
products [Text]
[PDF (35K)]
Rich and poor benefit if medicines are made cheaper
for the developing world [Text]
[PDF
(35K)]
Broad Spectrum
Tablet crushing is a widespread practice but it is not
safe and may not be legal [Text]
[PDF
(40K)]
Letters [Text]
[PDF
(55K)]
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
CPD summary page
Slimming
(2) Popular slimming diets [PDF
(65K)]
Articles xx
Is it possible to move towards a consensus on homoeopathy?
[Text] [PDF
(35K)]
Book reviews [PDF
(45K)]
Pharmacognosy and natural products [Text]
Advice for job-hunting pharmacists [Text]
A concise and accurate overview of pharmacology [Text]
Onlooker [Text]
[PDF
(45K)]
Baby talk and pets / Galvanic touch / Big ideas / Cups
that cheer
The Society
News
Welcome for high pass rate in new format registration
examination [Text]
Welsh strategy for older people should recognise pharmacists'
role [Text]
Society "delighted" to help Commonwealth Games pharmacy
[Text]
Official notices
Registration examination successes [Text]
Notice-board
Branch
meetings
Future
events
Conferences
and more
Products [Text]
[PDF
(65K)]
Announcements [Text]
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Front Cover Picture
This week’s front cover picture (Antonia Reeve/Science Photo Library)
shows a child in Macha Hospital, Zambia, and illustrates a news
feature that looks at what is being done to promote a managed approach
to providing affordable medicines for the developing world
Welsh pharmacy strategy
Publication of a consultation document about the future
of pharmacy in Wales has been delayed until September.
See also Leading
article
National safety alert
The first safety
alert issued by the National Patient Safety Agency this week has called
upon pharmacists to play a key role in its implementation.
See also Leading
article
Kava-containing products
In a news feature,
Harriet Adcock finds out why the CSM has advised the MCA to revoke licences
for medicines containing kava
Popular slimming diets
Our second article on slimming (PDF
65K) looks at some of the popular diets that pharmacists might
be asked about
Recalls
Chiron Behring has recalled a batch of adsorbed
diphtheria and tetanus vaccine (for children) as a precautionary measure
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interest, should be sent to assistant editor Graeme Smith (graeme.smith@pharmj.org.uk)
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