The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 272 pp233-264 No 7288
28 February 2004

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Leading Articles PDF (40K)   234

Join in the fun 234
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With just over four weeks to go before the new GP contract goes live on 1 April throughout the UK, pharmacists, be they in community, primary care or the hospital sectors, should not let the opportunity to be part of the action pass them by. Over the next three years, general practice has been offered approximately a 33 per cent increase in income through the contract — which is driven by the quality of services offered, rather than purely their quantity

Pharmacist prescribing: Scotland first 234
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We hope all readers will join The Journal in sending congratulations to the first group of pharmacists who are now designated supplementary prescribers on the Register of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society


News & Features   235-240

News summary 235-239
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Opportunities in the new GP contract 240
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The new contract for GPs will come into force in April and it is expected to have a significant impact on pharmacists. Clare Bellingham reports


Products PDF (50K)   241

• Products Text 241
• Announcements Text 241

• Examination results (Robert Gordon University) Text 241

• Drug tariff updates Text
• Drug tariff updates (Scottish tariff shortages) Text 241
• Recalls & Drug alerts Text


POEMs PDF (35K)   241
POEMs series

Sildenafil does not work for postmenopausal women 241
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Letters PDF (100K)   242-246

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Which? report / Community pharmacy / Branded generics / Open-plan dispensing / Value added tax / CPD / The Society / The Journal


Agenda for 2004   247-248
Agenda for 2004

Pharmacy and the new GMS contract 247
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In the first of four consecutive articles, Sue Carter, head of prescribing and pharmacy, Adur, Arun and Worthing Teaching Primary Care Trust, gives her personal view of why pharmacists in all fields of practice need to take notice of the new general medical services contract

Community pharmacists should make local authorities their new best friends 248
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By Georgina Craig


Continuing Professional Development (CPD)   249-252
Recent articles

Gastrointestinal series

(3) How to change NSAID prescribing  249-252
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So far, this series has discussed the evidence for strategies to minimise the gastrointestinal risk associated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. In this final article, Fiona MacRae, Lisa MacKenzie, Kenneth McColl and David Williams look at how to implement change


Original papers   253-256

Is there a role for community pharmacists in identifying discrepancies in medication histories for patients admitted to hospital?  253-256
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By Michael Wilcock and Joanna Lawrence
Aim — To evaluate the extent of discrepancies in the medication history for patients admitted to hospital and to determine the value of community pharmacy patient medication records (PMRs) in identifying these discrepancies


Meetings   257
Reports

National Association of Women Pharmacists 257
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Christine Heading, of the National Association of Women Pharmacists, reports from a meeting at which participants heard that it was becoming easier for women to serve on numerous different public bodies


Onlooker PDF (75K)   258

Stone-skimming science Skimming stones almost horizontally across water so that they skip as far as possible without sinking is a favourite pursuit of youngsters, though it appears to be a trivial way of passing the time. However, if the mechanics of the process are analysed, as they are by a group of three French scientists in a paper published in Nature for 1 January, there is more to the pursuit than meets the eye Text

Antidepressants may prevent child suicides Text

“Sleeping on it” can help decision-making When we give up thinking about a tricky situation and decide to postpone any decision, we are likely to remark that we will “sleep on it”. Curiously enough, this may not be a relegation of responsibility but a wise and creative move that will bring results Text

And I quote ... Lonely living: “We live together, we act on, and react to, one another; but always and in all circumstances we are by ourselves...” Text


The Society PDF (280K)   259-264

•  Primary care roadshows Four roadshows, which will focus on the developing role for primary care pharmacists, will take place over the next few months Text 259

•  International analysis conference a success A two-day international conference “Bioval 2004 — regulatory guidance for validation of bioanalytical procedures for large molecules” was hosted by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society hosted at its London headquarters on 12 and 13 February Text 259

•  Retention fee payment An update on how many members have paid their retention fees using the new payment system Text 259

Guide to the Society
•  Why pharmacists can be confident about the future Over the coming months, various articles will be published about the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's directorates and their work to strengthen pharmacy's position. In the first article, Gill Hawksworth, President of the Society, describes its professional leadership and development work Text 260-261

•  Long service awards presented to members of the Leicestershire and Rutland branch Alison Ewing, Vice-President of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and clinical director of pharmacy at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, visited the Leicestershire and Rutland branch of the Society to give a talk about medicines management and the National Service Framework for Older People Text 261

Law and Ethics Bulletin 2001 to present
• Professional accountability Text 261

Obituaries & tributes Text 262-263

Official notices 2001 to present
• Council election 2004 Text 263
• Hospital Pharmacists Group Committee election 2004 Text 263
• Industrial Pharmacists' Group Committee Election 2004 Text 263
• Scottish Department Executive election 2004 Text 263-264

Society meetings
• PK/PD data analysis (16-20 May) Text 264


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• Branch meetings Text 264
• Society meetings Text 264
• Future events Text
• Conferences Text
• Reunions Text


Awards Text

Corrections Text

Reunions Text

Resources Text

Wants Text