Leading
Article [PDF
(84K)]
• Grasping the CPD nettle [Text]
News & Features
News [Text]
Pharmacists have good stories to tell but how do they
sell them to the media? [PDF
(114K)]
Letters [Text]
[PDF
(155K)]
Broad Spectrum
We need pharmacists with a vision [Text]
[PDF
(81K)]
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
CPD summary page
Drug-food interaction
(1) Food and medicines [PDF
(164K)]
Agenda for 2002
"Shifting the balance of power" - how will
it impact on pharmacy in England? [PDF
(145K)]
Article
Government agencies (2) The structure and function of the
Medicines Control Agency [PDF
(90K)]
Meetings
UK Medicines Information [Text]
Primary Care Pharmacists Association
[Text]
Monash Pharmacy Practice Symposium
[Text]
Hospice and Palliative Care Pharmacists Association
[Text]
Onlooker [Text]
[PDF
(74K)]
Softening chemistry / Peat in prehistory / Deadly chains
The Society
News
• Conference media coverage will raise profession’s
profile, says Society [Text]
• Society seeks practice research medallist
for 2003 [Text]
• Nominations sought for BPC 2003 science
awards [Text]
Obituaries and Tributes [Text]
Official notices
Conference Science Medal 2003 [Text]
AstraZeneca Industrial Achievement Award 2003 [Text]
GlaxoSmithKline International Achievement Award 2003
[Text]
Industrial Pharmacists Group
Industrial pharmacists: an influential force? [Text]
Notice-board
Branch
meetings
Future
events
Conferences
and more
Products [Text]
[PDF
(99K)]
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Front Cover Picture
There has never been a better time for pharmacists to raise the profession’s
profile in the media. The front cover picture this week (Mike Wyndham
Picture Library) was inspired by our news feature, which provides some
tips for pharmacists on how to court the media (p561).
NICE approves imatinib
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence has recommended that imatinib
should be a treatment option for specific patients with chronic myeloid
leukaemia (p555).
Impact of organisational changes in the NHS
An article in our “Agenda
for 2002” section explains how the implementation of “Shifting
the balance of power” has major ramifications for pharmacy in England
(p569).
Medicines Control Agency
Our second article on
Government agencies looks at the structure and functions of the MCA (p574).
UK Medicines Information
A report from
the UK Medicines Information conference begins on p579.
Recalls
3M Heath Care has recalled three batches
of Salbulin (salbutamol) CFC-free inhalers as a precautionary measure
(p563).
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