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Mythical millions 462
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About a month ago, the editorial team was discussing the origins of the “six million” figure — the number of people in Britain who are said to visit a pharmacy every day. Nobody knew where the figure emerged from, or on what evidence it was based, so we decided to commission an article to trace the source
Seamlessly tackling chronic disease 462
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Pharmacy is playing a major role in a new scheme in Salford that is seamlessly integrating health and social services in an attempt to tackle chronic disease in a run-down area. Although the service has yet to be evaluated, anecdotal evidence suggests a promising outcome
News & Features 463-468
News summary 463-466
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Six million visitors a day — says who? 467-468
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It is often said that six million people visit a pharmacy every day. But where does the figure come from? Debbie Andalo investigates
Products PDF (65K) 469
• Products Text 469
• Announcements Text 469
• Drug tariff updates Text 469
Oxybutynin hydrochloride tablets 2.5mg
• Recalls & Drug alerts Text
Broad Spectrum 470
We must reignite the professional leadership debate to secure our future 470
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By Howard McNulty
Letters PDF (65K) 471-472
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Methadone / Electronic prescribing / Drug nomenclature / Community pharmacy / Cod liver oil
Vision for pharmacy 473-474
Vision for pharmacy
Pharmacy at the heart of a scheme to integrate health and social services 473-474
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Seamless care is what it is all about these days, not just between health professionals but also between health and social services. Clare Bellingham finds out how a local pharmaceutical service in Salford fits into a new approach to health and social care
Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) 475-477
Recent articles
Make your grant proposal successful 475-477
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Competition for funding from UK research councils is fierce. Ben Ryan advises on making sure that your written grant proposal does not let you down
Articles 478-479
Pre-admission clinics: extending the delivery of pharmaceutical care 478-479
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Fiona McIntyre and Karen Manson describe the introduction of a pharmaceutical service to pre-admission clinics at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Meetings 480-481
Reports
British Pharmaceutical Students Association 480-481
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A wide range of issues was debated at this student conference, including remote supervision, repeat prescribing, the lack of preregistration placements and the need for a body to represent individual pharmacists. Dawn Connelly reports
Onlooker PDF (65K) 482
Influenza threat and the shadow of 1918 At the moment, the threat of a deadly influenza epidemic seems to be hanging over the world, and reference has been made to the global pandemic of 1918, known as the “Spanish flu” and noted for its ferocity Text
Morwenstow, the meeting of the poets and the mysterious footfalls In response to my piece on Robert Stephen Hawker, a correspondent has written claiming a special interest, since his son restored a small mansion at Boscastle that belonged to the Hawkers, and where the eccentric vicar and prolific poet met Thomas Hardy Text
Meeting the growing challenge of managing alcohol-related diseases It appears from world-wide reports that alcohol in some form is the world's favourite drug and one that has evaded all attempts to restrain its ill-effects on society and individuals. According to the World Health Organization, in the year 2000 there were two billion alcohol imbibers, compared with 1.3bn tobacco smokers and 180 million users of other psychoactive drugs Text
The Society PDF (250K) 483-492
• Society’s accounts for 2003 The Society’s
accounts for 2003, which are being placed on the Society’s website, show
a healthy position despite an operating loss Text 483
• Motion for Society’s AGM A motion tabled for debate
at the Society’s annual general meeting on 12 May seeks approval for a
petition asking the Queen to reject the Council’s proposal for a new Charter Text 483
• Society strengthens its finances despite reporting a deficit
in 2003 A deficit in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's financial results
for 2003 is not causing any loss of sleep for the Society's Treasurer and finance
staff. The Society's financial controller, Graham Duncan, explains PDF (45K) 484-485
• BPC speakers announced Details of major speakers
at this year’s British Pharmaceutical Conference have been announced Text 485
• An observer's view of the Council Each month, representatives
of some of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's branches and regions are invited
as observers to either the meeting of the Council or meetings of major Council
committees. Malcolm Goldie describes his recent experience as an observer Text 486
• BRM motions The motions for debate at the Society’s
2004 branch representatives’ meeting are published this week, along with
explanatory text supplied by the branches concerned and background information
provided by the Council Text 487-489
Statutory Committee Reports
• Striking-off for pharmacist guilty of indecent assault Text 490
• Pharmacist reprimanded for errors in methadone supply and recording Text 490
Obituaries & tributes Text 491
Official notices 2001
to present
• Annual general meeting Text 491
• Council voting papers Text 491
• Statutory Committee inquiries Text 491-492
Diary Text
• Branch meetings Text 492
• Society meetings Text
• Future events Text 469
• Conferences Text 469
• Reunions Text 469
King's College 1964
Liverpool 1978
Awards Text
• Høst-Madsen award 469
Corrections Text
Resources Text
• Gluten-free foods 469
Wants Text
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