The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 273 pp243-274 No 7313
21 August 2004


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Leading Article PDF (40K)   244

Devil in the detail 244
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Although the announcement earlier this week that some controls on entry will stay — with modifications and exemptions — and that the community pharmacy network is, therefore, more secure than the profession originally feared, the devil may still emerge in the detail


News & Features   245-250

News summary  245-248
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First pharmacy post advertised this week under “Agenda for change” 249-250
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The first pharmacy job to be recruited under “Agenda for change” is advertised in the classified section of this week’s Journal. Gareth Jones reports


Products PDF (75K)   251

• Products Text 251
• Announcements Text 251

Superdrug preregistration trainee of the year Text 251

• Drug tariff updates Text

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Letters PDF (110K)  252-255 

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Retention fee / Shipman inquiry / Politicians / Simvastatin / EHC / Careers in pharmacy / Packaging / Wildlife / The Charter / Council elections


Agenda for 2004   256-257
Agenda for 2004

Strengthening postgraduate education — a new structure for pharmacy 256-257
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By Soraya Dhillon and Stephen Curtis


Continuing Professional Development (CPD)   258-259
Recent articles

Networking series

How to build a professional network  258-259
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In this second article on networking, Darrin Baines and Catherine Hale look at the networking process and skills required to ensure success


Articles   260-265

Harmonisation series
Rationalising drug development — the international harmonisation process 260-262
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In the second of two articles, Robin Harman describes the ways in which ICH guidelines are selected and developed, and the current status of all guidelines that have been generated

Is there a role for supplementary prescribing in a computerised ICU? 263-265
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Supplementary prescribing presents specific problems when applied to the critical care setting, not least the difficulty in obtaining consent. In this article, Rob Shulman discusses practical solutions within the context of a large unit that has recently instituted


Meetings   266-267
Reports

International Social Pharmacy Workshop 266-267
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Onlooker PDF (100K)   268

Knives, malaria and celebrating Bart’s On 24 August the anniversary of St Bartholomew, one of the original 12 apostles, is celebrated. He is reputed to have been flayed and crucified in AD44, and his symbol is the knife Text

Taking a backward glance at motormania Our culture is afflicted by a craze for motoring that has been prevalent for over 200 years. As far back as 1789 Erasmus Darwin was prophesying: “Soon shall thy arm, unconquer’d steam afar / Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid car.” Steam made way for the internal combustion engine and the pace of change quickened Text

Encore le petit caporal: new arguments about how Napoleon died You might imagine that after arguments conducted since 1821 the tricky questions of how Napoleon Bonaparte died in the remote island of St Helena were safely placed at rest. But no — the arguments and counterarguments continue to this day, with only occasional intermissions Text


The Society PDF (230K)   269-274

•  Ten aspiring pharmaceutical scientists picked for media event Text 269

•  Apology Text 269

•  Society to host BA herbal medicines session Text 269

Law and Ethics Bulletin 2001 to present
• Pharmacists' indemnity insurance must cover all professional activities Text 269

•  Society to develop pharmacy leaders at local level Text 270-271

•  Presentation to Scottish Department acting secretary Text 271

•  Tutorial for users of online library catalogue Text 271


Official notices 2001 to present
• Statutory Committee decisions Text 272

Obituaries & tributes Text 272-273


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• Future events Text 251

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Corrections Text 251
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