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A serious responsibility 136
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The news that over-the-counter simvastatin is to be launched this week will be welcomed by most pharmacists (p137 and p143). But it is worth reflecting on the responsibility that this brings. For the first time, pharmacists will be recommending that a customer starts taking an OTC medicine for the long term, effectively for life
Therapeutics of the future 136
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This week we launch a new series of occasional articles that will look at developments in new drug technologies. The articles will describe each new technology and the background developments that have made it possible
News & Features 137-144
News summary 137-142
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OTC statin may change pharmacy forever 143
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This week, the first over-the-counter statin is launched. Clare Bellingham examines the practical issues surrounding the POM to P switch
Safe methotrexate use: pharmacy's role 144
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This week, the National Patient Safety Agency issued its third patient safety alert to the NHS in England and Wales. Harriet Adcock looks at the role pharmacists will be expected to play in making the use of oral methotrexate safer
Products PDF (85K) 145
• Products Text 145
• Announcements Text 145
UniChem wins Boots supplier award more
• Drug tariff updates Text
• Recalls & Drug alerts Text
Broad Spectrum 146
Pharmacy's strength lies in its blend of clinical, scientific and social skills 146
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By Geoffrey Harding and Kevin Taylor
Letters PDF (110K) 147-151
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Shipman inquiry / Broad spectrum / Public health / Violence in pharmacies / Pharmacy education / Tablet identification / Natural therapies / Nasal sprays / Dispensing / The profession / The Council / The Society
Vision for pharmacy 152
Vision for pharmacy
Medicines administration in Wales 152
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The first Welsh joint medicines administration scheme between pharmacy and social services is now being extended to the whole of Cardiff. Hannah Pike finds out how it works
Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) 153-155
Recent articles
Pharmacokinetics & pharmacodynamics series
Why do therapeutic drug monitoring 153-155
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In this third article in our back to basics series on pharmacokinetics, Alison Thomson gives an overview of the factors that make therapeutic drug monitoring necessary and looks at some of the groups of drugs where monitoring is often needed
Articles 156-162
Over-the-counter simvastatin — is it hype or a genuine hope for the future? 156-160
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Simvastatin 10mg will soon be available as an over-the-counter
medicine in pharmacies. Magnus Hird examines the evidence for the drug's use
and provides useful tips information for pharmacists who will be selling the
medicine
New drug technologies series
Inhaled products of the modern era: drugs for non-respiratory conditions 161-162
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In this first article in a series that will look at developments in new drug technologies, Jenny Bryan describes the development of products for pulmonary delivery including formulations of insulin, analgesics and drugs for erectile dysfunction
Off the record 162
Off the record
Improving pharmacy's image well overdue 162
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I have just been reading Lynn Truss's book on punctuation ‘Eats, shoots and leaves’. Correct punctuation is vital if misunderstandings are to be avoided. For this reason it reminded me of pharmaceutical labelling, and how bad that can be
Meetings 163-164
Reports
XV International AIDS Conference 163-164
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Reviews PDF (60K) 165
Veterinary pharmacy edited by Steven Kayne and Michael Jepson Text 165
Marketing for pharmacists by David A. Holdford Text 165
MCQs in pharmacy practice edited by Lilian M. Azzopardi Text 165
Patient power — the impact of patient choice on the NHS edited by Margaret Mythen and Tom Coffey Text 165
Onlooker PDF (75K) 166
Misrepresented friend The ass, wrote Frederick Zeuner in his ‘History of domesticated animals’ (1963) “is indisputably one of the most useful animals, and yet it is despised nearly everywhere. It is not fully understood why this should be so Text
Climate change needs more attention An editorial by Donald Kennedy in the 11 June issue of Science looks at the attitude of public and politicians towards our terrestrial climate. As Kennedy points out, weather is not the same as climate, and the public is unfortunately being persuaded by newspaper comments to link the two without justification. It is regularly suggested that particular weather events are a consequence of global warming, but we do not know Text
Swearing by the gods — the value of a professional oath The Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s branch representatives’ meeting on 13 May considered a proposal that pharmacists should be asked to make a personal professional pledge akin to the celebrated Hippocratic Oath of the medicial profession Text
The Society PDF (370K) 167-172
• Guidance on OTC simvastatin 167,
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• Society issues practice guidance on supply of OTC simvastatin Text 167
• Practice guidance: OTC simvastatin 10mg Text PDF (55K) 169-170
• Caricatures from Society's museum on show at Erasmus Darwin
House in Lichfield A selection of caricatures from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's museum collections is currently on show in Lichfield as part of a temporary exhibition at Erasmus Darwin House, former home of Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802), a highly regarded physician, a leading poet, scientist, botanist and inventor and grandfather of Charles Darwin Text 167
• Society again to open its HQ building for London Open House
weekend The
Royal Pharmaceutical Society is for the sixth time to take part in London's biggest
annual architectural event, the London Open House weekend Text 168
• Scottish Department produces second issue of its newsletter for members in Scotland Text 168
• New book on how medicinal products are brought to market Text 168
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Obituaries & tributes Text 171-172
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