The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 274 pp221-254 No 7338
26 February 2005

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Leading Articles PDF (40K)   222

Fog on IT begins to lift 222
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To outsiders, over the past few years, the plans for developing IT systems within the NHS have been shrouded in mystery. It has not been clear what the priorities were, who has been in charge of implementation and what the mandarins have had in store for users (including pharmacists)

New opportunities — or a new threat? 222
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As part of the Government’s commitment to reducing waiting times for elective surgery and to prevent last-minute cancellations because hospitals have to make way for emergencies, treatment centres have been established in many parts of England. The idea is that they should offer fast-track surgery on a day-case basis for simple cases, leaving established hospitals to handle complicated and emergency work. They also provide diagnostic services


News & Features   223-230

News summary  223-229
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NPfIT — more evolution than revolution 230
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It is time for the National Programme for IT to gear up and be ready to support pharmacists with the implementation of the new community pharmacy contract. Hannah Pike reports on issues raised at a meeting of the All-Party Pharmacy Group earlier this week


POEMs    228
POEMs series

Meloxicam as safe as some other NSAIDs 228
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Products PDF (40K)   231

• Products Text 231
• Announcements Text 231

• Drug tariff updates Text 231
    Department of Health and the National Assembly of Wales

• Recalls & Drug alerts Text 231
    The Teething Mixture/Portavogie Teething Mixture


Broad Spectrum   232

Repeat dispensing: a solution for now 232
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By John Wilson


Letters PDF (80K)  233-236 

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Workforce / The Society / Statutory Committee / Council election / Overseas pharmacists / The profession


Articles   237-242, 247

What role will there be for pharmacists in the treatment centre programme? 237-239
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Treatment centres are changing the way that elective surgery is carried out in the NHS. There are already over 30 centres, mostly carrying out orthopaedic and ophthalmic surgery, and many more are in the planning stage. This article, prepared by Joanna Lumb on behalf of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Hospital Pharmacists Group, outlines the Department of Health’s treatment centre programme and the implications for the pharmacy profession

Pharmacy around the world
A new beginning: pharmacy in Malawi 240
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Brian Lockwood describes how stakeholders are trying to set up a badly needed school of pharmacy in Malawi

New drug technologies
Novel inhaler devices: balancing innovation against price is important 241-242
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In the seventh article in our series looking at developments in drug technologies, Jenny Bryan describes the development of novel inhaler devices for delivery of drugs for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

March IJPP: feasibility of pharmacist-led advice service for drug misusers 247
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Research published in the March issue of the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice is highlighted by Natalie Lane


Continuing Professional Development (CPD)   243-246
Recent articles

Sleep and sleeping disorders
Insomnia and its management   243-246
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In this second article about sleep and sleeping disorders, Susan Allen defines insomnia and addresses management aspects, such as sleep diaries, establishing good sleep hygiene habits and the use of various over-the-counter and prescription treatments


Meetings   248-249
Reports

Pharmaceutical Care Network Europe 248-249
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Onlooker PDF (60K)   250

A remarkable man: erudite, eclectic and idiosyncratic One century ago, on 2 March 1905, Geoffrey Grigson was born in the vicarage of the parish of Pelynt in east Cornwall. He was one of seven children of the incumbent, all of them born in the vicarage, christened in the church and brought up in the midst of farms and cottages, as Grigson recounts in his autobiographical ‘Freedom of the parish’ (1954) Text

Keep fidgeting to watch your weight It is obvious, and acknowledged as common sense, that anyone’s body-weight is determined in the long run by the balance between energy intake and energy expenditure. If you persistently choose to eat as much as possible and exercise as little as possible you will put on weight, and ultimately rank as obese. It is not quite as simple as that, however… Text

Using the clotting effect of cobwebs to heal cut fingers Spiders’ webs have enjoyed a reputation as therapeutic materials since ancient times. Dioscorides was among writers who recommended their application to wounds to arrest bleeding Text


The Society PDF (270K)   251-254

•  Society offers guidance on spotting and remedying poor performance Text 251

•  Society hosts joint symposium on new legislation affecting the QP Text 251

Law and Ethics Bulletin 2001 to present
• Substitution of colourless and/or sugar-free methadone mixture Text 251

Statutory Committee Reports
• Strikings-off for campaign of threats and abuse after wholesaler sent in receivers to recover loans Text 252
• Striking-off for indecent assault Text 253

•  Society invites bids for the evaluation of feedback from the review of CPD records Text 253

Official notices 2001 to present
• Appointment to panel of fellows Text 254

Obituaries & tributes Text 254


Diary Text

• Branch meetings Text 254

• Society meetings Text

• Future events Text 231

• Conferences Text

• Reunions Text


Awards Text 231
    Pharmaceutical Care

Charitable requests Text

Corrections Text 231
    Additional information: Author details

Resources Text

Wants Text