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Will PCTs be able to cope? 630
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It is impossible to say definitively that the distribution of funds under the terms of the new community pharmacy contract will benefit all contractors in England. That is not because the terms, outlined in a News feature, do not seem attractive and equitable (they do) but because the distribution formulae are so complicated that it will take even the most astute businessmen and women time to work out what income they can expect
News & Features 631-638
News summary 631-636
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Funding for the new contract revealed 637-638
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Details of how the new community pharmacy contract funding in England will be distributed were published this week. Clare Bellingham reports
Products PDF (70K) 639
• Products Text 639
Moss Pharmacy team finalists in QUIT award Text 639
• Drug tariff updates Text
• Recalls & Drug alerts Text
Broad Spectrum 640
Where does health fit into the United States presidential election campaign? 640
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By Rachel Elliott
Letters PDF (85K) 641-644
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Emergency supplies / Education / New contract / Agenda for change / CPD / Retention fees / Boots the Chemists / The industry / Aqueous cream / Overseas members
Agenda for 2004 645
Agenda for 2004
Scottish view on Society and devolution 645
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By Clare Bellingham
Contract 2005 646
Contract 2005
Support for people with disabilities 646
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In this article, part of a series about the new community pharmacy contract in England and Wales, Clare Bellingham examines how pharmacists will be expected to tailor their service to provide support for people with disabilities
Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) 647-648
Recent articles
Dealing with cases of hiccups 647-648
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In this article, Christine Clark gives a general overview of hiccups and the rarer condition of intractable hiccups
Articles 649-650
New drug technologies
Getting systemic treatments into the bloodstream via the nasal mucosa 649-650
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In this fourth article in our series looking developments in drug technologies, Jenny Bryan describes development of techniques for getting drugs into the body, and even the brain, via nasal inhalation
Special feature 651-656
Travel medicine series
What advice can pharmacists offer travellers to reduce their health risks? 651-656
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In this special feature, Pamela Mason describes the health risks posed by overseas travel and how pharmacists can help prevent travel-related illnesses through advice on gastrointestinal upsets, insect bites, vaccinations, sun protection, travel sickness, jet lag and deep vein thrombosis
Meetings 657-659
Reports
United Kingdom Psychiatric Pharmacy Group 657
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British Oncology Pharmacy Association 658-659
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Onlooker PDF (85K) 660
Scientific meetings dilemma There is an important editorial in the 10 September issue of Science by two professors, from Oregon and Bangalore, dealing with the impact of politics and militarism on the choice of individual scientists to attend meetings in certain countries Text
Catalogue of deception An editorial in The Lancet for 2 October pulls no punches in criticising those who promote the habit of tobacco smoking Text
Complex organic balms for animal mummies In Nature for 16 September a group of biogeochemists from Bristol has examined votive mummies of a variety of animals from ancient Egypt Text
The Society PDF (290K) 661-666
• Scottish Executive considers new structure for its devolved roles Text 661
• New members in Scotland urged to play a part in Society’s activities Text 661
Statutory Committee Reports
• Pharmacist struck off after making repeat supplies of POM medicines
without obtaining prescriptions Text 662
• Reprimand for supplying POMs against non-existent prescription Text 662-663
• Company disqualified from owning pharmacy premises after running
its business without a superintendent or a pharmacist in charge Text 663
• Reprimand for pharmacist who claimed sick pay while working Text 664
• New edition of Veterinary Formulary available Text 664
Official notices 2001
to present
• Statutory Committee decisions Text 665
Obituaries & tributes Text 665
Diary Text
• Branch meetings Text 666
• Society meetings Text 665
History of radiology (November 17)
EU clinical trials directive (December 3)
• Future events Text 639
• Conferences Text 639
• Reunions Text
Awards Text
Charitable requests Text
Corrections Text 639
Catherine Hale
Resources Text 639
Mouth cancer
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