The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 274 pp407-438 No 7344
9 April 2005

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COMMENT:

Leading Article PDF (45K)   408

Focus on core business 408
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Pharmacists must hope that a change of Government, if there is one after the election on 5 May, will make no difference to developments in pharmacy practice. A case in point is the document published last week “Choosing health through pharmacy: a programme for pharmaceutical public health 2005–2015”, which was put together by a consortium comprising the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, the Faculty of Public Health, the UK Public Health Association and PharmacyHealthLink


News & Features   409-418

News summary, including R&D  409-415
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Health policies 2005: how the main parties in the General Election compare 416
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Michael Thompson examines the health manifestos produced by the three main political parties for next month’s General Election. The policies only apply to England because responsibility for health in Scotland and Wales is devolved to the Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales

Pharmaceutical programme for public health — priorities for the next decade 417-418
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Most pharmacists will be aware that the Government now recognises the important contribution that the profession can make to public health and many have been waiting for the strategy outlining what is expected of them in the future. The guidance has now arrived. Hannah Pike reports


Products PDF (65K)   419

• Products Text 419

Chief pharmaceutical officer opens pharmacy Text 419

• Drug tariff updates Text

• Recalls & Drug alerts Text


Broad Spectrum   420

Contract 2005
Locums — key players in workforce — cast adrift as contract launched 420
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By Malcolm Almond


Letters PDF (100K)  421-425 

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Veterinary medicines / Technicians / Business skills / GlaxoSmithKline / Statistics / Generics / The profession / Medicines use review / Patient packs / Elections / The Society / The Journal


Articles   426

Complementary medicine
Complementary treatments on the NHS 426
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In this ninth article in a series on complementary medicine, Edzard Ernst tells us why the Government’s “proposal” to integrate complementary treatments with the NHS is merely an election gimmick


Continuing Professional Development (CPD)   427-430
Recent articles

Antibacterial therapy
How pharmacists can promote the sensible use of antimicrobials   427-430
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This second article in a series of three on antibiotics looks at the correct use of antimicrobials in secondary and primary care. Hayley Wickens and Paul Wade examine the situations where inappropriate use can lead to resistance and treatment failure, and how pharmacists might contribute to minimising the development and spread of resistance


Meetings   431
Reports

Avicenna 431
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Onlooker PDF (80K)   432

Is there a risk of infection during air travel? Two doctors from medical centres in the US have commented in the 12 March issue of The Lancet on issues regarding the transmission of infections during commercial air travel. Although infrequently reported and difficult to assess accurately, there is a risk of disease transmission that has received heightened attention, in particular in relation to the aircraft passenger cabin Text

The pleasures of existence: birdsong at morning and starshine at night Birdsong at morning and starshine at night were cited as two of the pleasures of existence by Robert Louis Stevenson. Certainly it would be a miserable world without singing birds, and a dreary prospect was envisaged by John Keats when he wrote: “The sedge is withered from the lake, / And no birds sing.” Text

Increasing incidence of obesity could lead to a fall in life expectancy There is no shortage of reports of the enormous rise in the incidence of obesity these days. And there is also no shortage of warnings that being overweight is a recipe for disaster Text


The Society PDF (350K)   433-438

•  Society briefing for general election Text 433

•  Appointment to new post with focus on quality improvement Text 433

•  New practice guidance issued to help pharmacists advise on obesity Text 433

•  New Council should not neglect professional issues, warns President Text 434

•  Programme takes shape for 2005 British Pharmaceutical Conference Text 434

•  Practice guidance: obesity and overweight The role of community pharmacists in helping to tackle the problem of obesity is becoming more widely recognised. This guidance on best practice for pharmacists when advising on obesity has been prepared in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s practice division PDF (80K)  435-436

Official notices 2001 to present
• Welsh Executive election Text 437
• Hospital Pharmacists Group Committee election 2005 Text 437
• Council voting papers Text 437


Diary Text

• Branch meetings Text 438

• Society meetings Text 438
    BSHP foundation lecture — health care 1930–50 / Advanced workshop on PK/PD data analysis

• Future events Text 419

• Conferences Text

• Reunions Text


Awards Text 419
    Medical futures / Innovative practice

Charitable requests Text

Corrections Text 419
    Medicines in Uganda / Discharge planning

Resources Text

Wants Text