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Leading Articles PDF (45K) 224
No excuses left 224
For a long time things have been done rather
differently in Wales and Scotland. Long before the administrations were
devolved, the repective health services were structured differently,
although their seperate characteristics had relatively little impact
on pharmacy practice
News & Features 225-231
PDF (80K) Pharmacy
course vacancies fill quickly 225
PDF (80K) Repeat
dispensing schemes delayed by IT problems 225
PDF (80K) PCTs
given pharmacy guidance 225
PDF (45K) More evidence emerges of benefits of NSAIDs to prevent Parkinson's disease 226
PDF (45K) Boots tests compliance scratchcards 226
PDF (45K) National Audit Office casts an eye over computing plan for England 226
PDF (55K) High-protein, low carbohydrate diets are bad for health, nutritionists say 227
PDF (55K) Indian herb fails to show effect on lipids levels in new controlled trial 227
PDF (55K) Vitamins boost heart function in children with high cholesterol 227
PDF (55K) Buscopan switch raises professional concerns 228
PDF (55K) Technicians consult on membership 228
PDF (45K) New safety warning for salmeterol in US 229
PDF (45K) Long-term beta-agonist use can make aiways hyperresponsive 229
PDF (45K) Bacteria resistant to beta-lactams reported in community setting 229
Will a change in the climate of the UK pose new threats to public
health? 230-231
PDF (50K)
How much is the climate changing is still under debate. The record-breaking temperatures experienced this summer in the United Kingdom
certainly brought this issue to people's attention, but is the threat of climate change likely to lead to more insect-borne diseases appearing in the UK?
Claire Bellingham investigates
Products PDF (220K) 232-233
• Products 232
• Announcements 232
• Supply problems 232
• Drug tariff updates
• Recalls 232
Broad Spectrum PDF (45K) 234
How can it be ethical to be putting industrial waste in our drinking
water? 234
The latest edition of "Medicines, ethics and
practice" states: "Pharmacists must (always) act in the interests of
patients and the general public."
Letters PDF (60K) 235-236
Do not allow the internet to be hijacked / Thinking
zebras and forgetting about horses
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Proposed exemption is worrying / Academic and industrial bases could be lost
/ No problem with pharmacist/GP relationships / Need goodwill and a shared commitment
Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) 237-239
Community pharmacy service development: (1) How to establish
a new community pharmacy service 237-239
PDF
(60K)
By Rebecca Russell, MSc, MRPharmS
This article is the first in a series on community
pharmacy service development
Articles 240-242
Aspects of consent and how it impacts on pharmacy
practice 240-242
PDF (120K)
By Magnus Hurd, MSc, MRPharmS
This article summarises the important aspects of consent
and shows how these apply to pharmacy practice
Meetings 243-247
Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Association 243-247
PDF (220K)
CPA is "a decided plus" in the Commonwealth family
of nations, says deputy secretary general
Onlooker PDF (110K) 248
The Society PDF (85K) 249-252
Diary Text
• Branch meetings
• Society meetings
• Future events
• Conferences
• Reunions |
Front Cover Picture
Could malaria become endemic in the United Kingdom? This week’s
front cover picture of an anopheles mosquito (Tony Brain/Science Photo
Library) illustrates our news feature, which looks at whether climate
change could increase the likelihood of new insect-borne diseases occurring
in the UK (p230).
Parkinson’s disease
Further evidence supporting the use of
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to prevent Parkinson’s disease
was published this week (p226).
Service development
The first of a series of articles on community pharmacy service development
looks at factors to consider when putting together a bid (p237).
Issues surrounding consent
An article summarises the important aspects of consent and how these
impact on pharmacy practice (p240).
Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Association
A report from the eighth Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Association conference
begins
on p243.
Recalls
Baxter Healthcare has recalled a further five batches of sodium chloride
0.9 per cent intravenous infusion BP (p232).
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