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The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 269 No 7229
21/28 December 2002

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Christmas Miscellany
including Christmas quiz

Leading Article [PDF (40K)]   
   Half full or half empty? [Text]


News & Features   
   News [Text] [PDF (260K)]

   Reflections on pharmacy during 2002 [Text] [PDF (55K)]


Letters [Text] [PDF (70K)]   


Onlooker [Text] [PDF (60K)]   
   Ancient vices / Drugs and industry / Christmas crack-up / Arsenical world


The Society [PDF (180K)]   

   From the Secretary and Registrar
   All I want for Christmas [Text]

   News
   • First opportunity to nominate members of less than 20 years' standing for fellowship [Text]
   • Branch PROs help in local media campaign on childhood ailments [Text]
   • Parliamentary briefing on pharmacy in the new NHS [Text]

   Obituaries [Text]

   Statutory Committee [Text]
   • Striking-off ordered for pharmacist who practised without paying his retention fee
   • Indecent photographs lead to pharmacist's striking-off
   • Striking-off for theft and possession of Controlled Drugs
   • Pharmacist reprimanded after making dispensing errors

   Official notices
   Striking-off ordered for pharmacist who practised [Text]


Notice-board
   Branch meetings
   Future events
   Conferences
and more

   Products [Text] [PDF (45K)]    

   Reunions [Text]


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PJ cover
Front Cover Picture

Our front cover picture (by Andrew Haynes) shows a different view of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s headquarters in Lambeth. Ann Lewis, the Society’s Secretary and Registrar, reflects on the positive aspects of pharmacy. In a news review, Jonathan Buisson takes a look back at developments within the profession during 2002. This week’s leading article also puts a mirror to the profession

Period of treatment fee
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee may be challenged by local pharmaceutical committees on its decision to suspend the period of treatment fee
See also Letters

Christmas Miscellany
This week’s double issue celebrates the end of the year with 45 pages of Christmas Miscellany, including articles on cannabis and the British law, the use of poisons for political and social advancement, a history of Beecham’s Pills and a selection of our readers most unusual pharmacy experiences

Recalls
Mayne Pharma has recalled several batches of amiodarone 50mg/ml sterile concentrate ampoules, delivered in the livery of Faulding Pharmaceuticals. Roche Products has recalled two batches of Neomercazole (carbimazole) 20mg tablets


The "Broad Spectrum" feature is open to any writer.

Contributions of around 1,200 words, commenting on topics of current interest, should be sent to managing editor Graeme Smith (graeme.smith@pharmj.org.uk) for consideration.


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