The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 274 pp533-568 No 7348
7 May 2005

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Leading Articles PDF (45K)   534

Fine words are not enough 534
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In the run up to the general election, announcements from the Department of Health have ground to a halt, although there is plenty going on in Scotland and to some extent in Wales. For community pharmacists in England this may be a welcome respite. The pace of announcements during the first months of the year, plus the implementation of the new contract, has left many members of the profession reeling

Working together in harmony 534
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Casual readers of The Journal might be forgiven for thinking that pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are barely on speaking terms, despite the fact that the Royal Pharmaceutical Society opened a voluntary register for pharmacy technicians at the beginning of the year. This, of course, is far from the truth, as many pharmacists and technicians working together harmoniously would attest; the skills of one group complement those of the other for the benefit of patients


News & Features   535-540

News summary  535-539
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Community pharmacy collaborative set to help PCTs share best practice 540
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From this summer community pharmacists in England will benefit from a new medicines management collaborative that has been set up to help primary care trusts work together and share best practice. Hannah Pike finds out how it will work


POEMs    538
POEMs series

SSRIs ineffective for hot flushes 538
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Products PDF (75K)   541

• Announcements Text 541
• Products Text 541

Alliance Pharmacy commended by Diabetes UK Text 541

• Drug tariff updates Text

• Recalls & Drug alerts Text


Letters PDF (80K)  542-545 

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Pharmacy technicians / Internet sites / NAWP / CPD / Community pharmacy / Birdsgrove House / Council election


Articles   546-557

Setting up local pharmaceutical services 546-551
The local pharmaceutical services contract has presented primary care trusts and pharmacy contractors with many challenges. Based on findings from the national evaluation of the first-wave LPS pilot sites, these articles discuss key messages for those involved in commissioning community pharmacy services
— lessons for primary care trusts 546-548
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— lessons for pharmacy contractors 548-551
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Pharmacognosy at the Square — the past, the present and the future 552-554
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This year, the Centre for Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy celebrates the fifth anniversary of its revival of the discipline of pharmacognosy at the School of Pharmacy, University of London. This article explores the origins and development of pharmacognosy at the school, describes the research activities of staff in the centre over its first five years, and explains the relevance of this work to pharmacy and drug discovery today

New drug technologies
Novel therapies: prostate cancer 555-556
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In the ninth article in our series looking at developments in drug technologies, Jenny Bryan describes new drugs on the horizon for patients with advanced prostate cancer

Complementary medicine
Why looking at complementary medicine receives so little funding 557
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In the 10th article in a series on complementary medicine, Edzard Ernst suggests ways to remedy the paucity of research funding in this field


Onlooker PDF (240K)   558

Buttons and adder’s meat At this time of year the grass in the hedgerows in my part of England is becoming sprinkled with the white blooms of the chickweed, Stellaria media. They are in such marked contrast to the otherwise drab background that they inevitably draw attention to themselves Text

Everyone for himself in a selfish society It never ceases to amaze me how selfish and shortsighted humans can be. One result of this disposition is to speed up the tempo of living. No one dare stand and stare and everyone is constantly on edge to prevent his neighbour getting to the finishing line before him. What the finishing line may be is impossible to define, but if anyone can be seen away in front, that calls for a greater effort to win the race. But for what? Text

Words change their meaning — but not always for the better The discipline of etymology is concerned with the derivation and meaning of the words we use today to share ideas. The title is drawn from the Latinised Greek word etymon, signifying the true meaning of the word Text


Continuing Professional Development (CPD)   561-564
Recent articles

Remedying calcium and phosphate problems in chronic kidney disease   561-564
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In this article John Sexton and Marc Vincent look at the altered biochemistry in chronic kidney disease and how it is treated


The Society PDF (340K)   559-560, 565-568

•  Society’s branches help to convey pharmacy message to candidates in the general election Text 559

•  Health Committee convener to address Scottish AGM Text 559

Medicines, Ethics and Practice: a guide for pharmacists 560
May 2005 amendments Text

•  New book on sociology for pharmacists Text 560

•  Updated media guide available for branch public relations officers Text 560

•  Bursary scheme amended to attract more new practice researchers in community pharmacy Text 565

Official notices 2001 to present
• Annual general meeting Text 566
• Statutory Committee Text 566

Obituaries & tributes Text 566-567


Diary Text

• Branch meetings Text 568

• Society meetings Text

• Future events Text 541

• Conferences Text

• Reunions Text


Awards Text 541
    Pharmaceutical nutrition

Charitable requests Text

Corrections Text 541
    Jennie Hammond

Resources Text 541
    PPRS guide / Constipation / Deaf support website
  
Wants Text