The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 272 pp1-40 No 7281
3/10 January 2004

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Leading Articles PDF (45K)   2

Fine wine in a new bottle 2
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Welcome to 2004 and the new look to The Pharmaceutical Journal. No doubt there will be some readers who will hate the design on principle. All readers, however, should be pleased that the text size is bigger than it used to be and, therefore, easier to read by those (including the editor) who are presbyopically challenged


News & Features   3-9

News summary 3-7
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Is pharmacy ready for OTC statins? 8-9
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The consultation on making simvastatin available over the counter closes next week. Clare Bellingham raises some questions for consideration


Products PDF (90K)   11

• Products Text 11
• Announcements Text 11

• Aventis Optipen Pro insulin pen injection Text 11
• NCC “Fit for the future” award winner Text 11

• Drug tariff updates Text
• Recalls & Drug alerts Text


Broad Spectrum   12

When medicines are wasted so much is lost: to society as well as patients 12
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By Adam Mackridge and John Marriott of the pharmacy practice group at Aston University, Birmingham


Letters PDF (100K)   13-18

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Statins / Oseltamivir / Diabetes / Packaging / Product names / Alcohol metabolism / Decision support / Modernisation / President's message / Fellowships / Retention fee / Christmas miscellany


Vision for pharmacy   19-20
Vision for pharmacy

By talking to everyone, one pharmacist has developed patient-centred care 19-20
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By Harriet Adcock


Continuing Professional Development (CPD)   21-22
Recent articles

Measuring prescribing series

(1) Why prescribing data are monitored  21-22
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In the first of four articles on measuring prescribing, Helen Kendall focuses on the provision of prescribing information within the NHS. Examples are drawn from systems used in primary care in England, but similar systems for providing information are in place in Scotland and Wales


Original papers   23-26

Compliance with statins in primary care  23-26
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By Nicola Howell, Robert Trotter, David R. Mottram and Philip H. Rowe
Aim · To investigate patient compliance with statin therapy and its effect on health outcomes


Articles   27-29

Why animal medicines are so different  27-28
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In this article, Steve Dean writes about some of the challenges presented in veterinary medicines

How Curry and Sunshine encouraged the development of ‘Clarke’ in 1963   29
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Tony Moffat outlines the history of ‘Clarke’s analysis of drugs and poisons’ and describes what readers can expect to see in the latest edition of this standard reference text for forensic toxicologists, which was published in December 2003


Reviews PDF (85K)   30

Clarke's analysis of drugs and poisons edited by A. C. Moffat, M. D. Osselton and B. Widdop Text


Meetings   31-33
Reports

American Society of Health-system Pharmacists 31-32
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How counterfeit medicines enter the legitimate market and ways to improve patient safety were two topics discussed at a meeting organised by the American Society of Health-system Pharmacists. Christine Clark and Laurence Goldberg report the highlights

British Journal of Healthcare Computing 33
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Electronic prescriptions and automated dispensing will have a major impact on the way pharmacy services are delivered. Jonathan Buisson reports


Onlooker PDF (60K)   34

Saving the Euphrates and Tigris marshes For five millennia the marshes that surround the confluence of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers supported the Marsh Arabs of Iraq. But when Saddam Hussein attempted to reorganise the entire region, he nearly destroyed the lives of the inhabitants by creating 32 dam projects upstream and deliberately draining the marshes until they constituted only 5 per cent of their former extent Text

Complex choices in tackling common cold An intriguing discussion by Victoria Ashton in the November 2003 issue of Chemistry in Britain reveals some of the complexity involved in the choice of a remedy for treating the common cold. So prevalent is this winter complaint that we have all developed our own strategies for dealing with it Text

Science and Islam A highly disturbing account of the state of scientific endeavour in Islamic countries is given in Science for 24 October 2003. A delegation of scientists from the United States, Europe and elsewhere recently met in Yemen to discuss how scientific studies might be improved throughout that section of the world. Awareness of the plight of Muslim scientists was raised, since terrorist attacks on the Western powers threw the issue into relief Text


The Society PDF (200K)   35-40

Charter links and articles

• Retention fees The Online service for payment of retention fees for 2004 has been well received Text 35
• Competency needs A new report examines the likely impact of recent national policy developments on the competenceis needed by the future pharmacy workforce Text 35
• Scottish Executive vacancy A vacancy has occurred on the Scottish Executive following the resigntation of Professor Clare Mackie as she moves to a new job in Kent Text 35
• Society’s new staff structure The Society has announced further changes to its staff structure designed to strengthen its integrated roles as a modern regulatory body and a professional organisation Text   PDF (60K) 36

Medicines, Ethics and Practice: a guide for pharmacists 36
January 2004 amendments Text

Network News Summary insert
• What Network News can do for you and your branch Text
• Local networks, local leadership Text
• How the Norwich and Norfolk branch was revived Text

Statutory Committee Reports
• Statutory Committee reprimands locum pharmacist whose action left pharmacy closed for three days Text 37
• Reprimand from Statutory Committee for pharmacist who only paid part-time retention fee for three years although working full time Text 37
• Pharmacist who stole dihydrocodeine tablets given reprimand after evidence that no longer addicted Text 38
• Restoration to register for man convicted of deception and theft Text 38

Obituaries & tributes Text 39

Official notices 2001 to present
• Dates of registration examinations for 2004 Text 40

Society meetings 40
Stability testing of pharmaceuticals (23-25 February) Text 


Diary Text

• Branch meetings Text 40
• Society meetings Text
• Future events Text 11
• Conferences Text
• Reunions Text