The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 271 No 7267
20 September 2003

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Leading Article PDF (55K)   356

Electronic integration is crucial 356
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There may an uncertain future for community pharmacy in the National Health Service, in England in particular, unless every pharmacy is linked to the NHSnet and has appropriate technological support


News & Features   357-362

News summary 357-361
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Using nanotechnology to improve drug therapy — what is all the fuss about? 362
Nanoscale science is currently the hot topic in science and medical journals alike. Recent issues of Nature have featured reports on nanoparticles and nanoelectronics and an editorial in The Lancet heralds nanomedicine as a discipline "whose time has come". Harriet Adcock finds out what all the fuss is about
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Products PDF (75K)   363

• Products Text 363
• Announcements Text 363

• Drug tariff updates Text
• Recalls: Adult Meltus for Chesty Coughs and Catarrh Text 363


Broad Spectrum    364-365

The EU Clinical Trials Directive could spell the end of UK R&D activity 364
By David Allen
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One-stop dispensing — does one size fit all? 365
By Bryony Dean Franklin, Roopa Karia, Paul Bullock, Gemma Bracey and Ann Jacklin
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Letters PDF (80K)   366-367

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Pharmaceutical Press / EpiPen / Self-testing / CPD


Continuing Professional Development (CPD)   368-370
Recent articles

Heart disease series

(8) Arrhythmias: part 1  368-370
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By Helen Williams, DipPharmPrac, MRPharmS
The diagnosis and management of cardiac arrhythmias is a complex process. This article gives a brief overview of common arrhythmias and highlights strategies, including drug therapies, that may be considered in their management


British Pharmaceutical Conference   360-361 / 371-379

News 360-361
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President's address: Pharmacy has moved beyond crossroads 371
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In her presidential address to the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Harrogate on 17 September, Dr Gill Hawksworth said that pharmacy had moved beyond the crossroads at which it had been stalled for many years. However, some challenges still remained. The President also addressed the subject of modernisation of the Society

Minister's address: Pharmacy now high on political agenda 372
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Health Minister Rosie Winterton addressed the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Harrogate on 17 September. She made announcements on medicines management and technician training

Chief Pharmaceutical Officers' question time: Devolution and its effect on pharmacy 373
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On 16 September, the chief pharmaceutical officers for England, Wales and Scotland answered questions from Conference participants. The session focused largely on devolution and control of entry

Conference on Camera 374-375
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Pharmacist prescribing: Pharmacist prescribing works in practice 376
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Prescribing by pharmacists in different care settings and improving out-of-hours services were discussed at a session on 15 September

Science Chairman's address: The nation's experts on medicines 377-379
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By Graham Buckton, PhD, FRPharmS
In his address to the British Pharmaceutical Conference on 16 September, the Science Chairman Professor Graham Buckton spoke about the divide between pharmacy practice and science, and pressures on research funding. He also mentioned the types of research being undertaken at his laboratory in the School of Pharmacy at the University of London


Meetings and Conferences   380-383

World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 380-383
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Our coverage of the recent International Pharmaceutical Federation Congress, which took place in Sydney, Australia, from 4 to 9 September, continues this week. Graeme Smith reports


Onlooker PDF (80K)   384

Strange condition Bulimia nervosa is a strange disorder that involves eating to excess (binge eating, so-called) and periodical purging Text

Peopling the New World It has been generally accepted that the first humans to arrive in the New World were hunters of big game from Asia who crossed a now long-submerged land bridge spanning the Bering Strait and gave rise to the so-called Clovis culture many millennia ago Text

Murderous methane An intriguing story that has aroused the interests of palaeontologists is told in Science for 29 August Text

The Society PDF (160K)   385-390

Medicines, ethics and practice Up-to-date guidance on the legal status of thousands of human medicines is now available from a searchable live database on the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's website.

News
• Society issues guidance on ADR reporting Text 385
• Museum's replica jars are all now available by mail order Text 385

Statutory Committee Text 386-388
• Reprimand for pharmacist who dispensed a prescribed overdose without checking Text 386
• Fraudulent prescription claims lead to striking off Text 387
• Reprimand for pharmacist who supplied patient with date-expired tablets after removing expiry date Text 387
• Striking-off after failings arising from alcohol problem Text 388
• Drink-related incidents lead to pharmacist’s striking-off Text 388

Obituaries & tributes Text 389


Diary Text

• Branch meetings 390
• Society meetings 390
• Future events
• Conferences
• Reunions

Front Cover Picture
Nanotechnology is currently a hot topic in both science and medical journals. This week’s front cover picture (Erik Viktor/Science Photo Library) shows a computer illustration of nanorobots at work in a human blood vessel. In a news feature, Harriet Adcock finds out what all the fuss is about

Arrhythmias
An article in our continuing professional development series on heart disease gives a brief overview of common arrhythmias and highlights strategies that may be considered in their management (PDF 140K)

BPC
The British Pharmaceutical Conference took place in Harrogate this week. Our first reports include the President’s address, in which Dr Gill Hawksworth said that pharmacy had moved beyond the crossroads at which it had been stalled for many years. Dr Hawksworth also addressed modernisation of the Society
A report of the chief pharmaceutical officers’ question time, which focused mainly on devolution and control of entry, is also included

FIP
Our report of the International Pharmaceutical Federation congress continues (PDF 170K)

Recalls
SSL International has recalled a batch of Adult Meltus for Chesty Coughs and Catarrh