The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 274 pp633-664 No 7351
28 May 2005

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Leading Articles PDF (45K)   634

No excuse to be bored 634
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For many people the workings of the European Union remain shrouded in mystery. Some readers will be aware, for example, that there is a move by leading EU members for the UK’s rebate to be taken away — although the Government intends to fight to retain it. Many more people will have experience of using the euro even though they may not be able to name all the countries in which it is legal tender

Where was the party? 634
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For only the second time since the establishment of the Pharmaceutical Society, a new-style Council was born at midnight on 24 May. (The first change took place in the 1930s when three Privy Council nominees joined the ranks for the first time.)


News & Features   635-642

News summary  635-641
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Pharmacists wanting to work in the EU must be aware of expected legislation 642
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A new EU directive on the recognition of professional qualifications was adopted by the European Parliament this month. The Council of Ministers is expected to agree the text in June. Lin-Nam Wang reports


Products PDF (70K)   643

• Products Text 643

• Drug tariff updates Text 643

• Recalls & Drug alerts Text 643
    Tenoretic film-coated tablets


Broad Spectrum   644

Research is not just for academics 644
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By John Wilson


Letters PDF (80K)  645-648 

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Prescribing / Dispensing doctors / Information systems / Adverse event reporting / Pharmacy graduates / New contract / Pharmacy technicians / Community pharmacy / Birdsgrove House / Reciprocal registration


Vision for pharmacy   649
Vision for pharmacy

Using pharmacists for out-of-hours care 649
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With the new general medical services contract allowing GPs to relinquish provision of out-of-hours cover, opportunities are opening for pharmacists to plug gaps in the service. Tom Moberly visited Warrington Primary Care Trust’s out-of-hours centre to see the service the pharmacists there provide


Articles   650-653

Research governance and pharmacy practice research: a case-study 650-651
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In this article Charles Morecroft, Darren Ashcroft and Peter Noyce argue that it is important that the research governance process is refined and applications processed expeditiously, otherwise the existing governance framework will become another barrier to future research

Why the Society had no choice but to conform with regulatory developments 652-653
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In this article, Alan Nathan looks at the inter-relationship between regulatory developments in the health professions, their relevance to pharmacy and the role of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s new Royal Charter


Meetings   654-657
Reports

AAH Convention 654-655
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Clinical trials directive 656-657
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European Union: why pharmacists should care  insert

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As part of its public affairs programme, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society is playing an increasingly active role in Europe, working through Brussels-based consultancy Hill & Knowlton. In this pull-out, H&K director, Auke Haagsma, outlines why pharmacists should take an interest in the European scene, describes the decision-making processes in the EU and presents a case-study on how the Society has been able to influence the outcome of an important piece of EU legislation affecting pharmacists


Onlooker PDF (70K)   658

Depersonalising drug being assessed for possible value against addiction Ibogaine is an indole alkaloid derived from the root, stems and leaves of the African shrub iboga (Tabernanthe iboga), which is a member of the Apocynaceae Text

Women in the world of science The 29 April issue of Science carries an editorial by Julia King of the engineering faculty at Imperial College, London, describing the improved status of women in the world of scientific endeavour Text

Changes in the ecosystem In the year 2000, the United Nations secretary-general, Kofi Annan, commissioned a Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and now the many academics and environmentalists all over the world have delivered an assessment of the situation Text


The Society PDF (460K)   659-664

•  Guidance on CD running balances Text 659

•  Presentation of certificates to 19 members designated as fellows in 2004 Text 659

Law and Ethics Bulletin 2001 to present
• Co-operation with investigations into a health care professional’s fitness to practise Text 659

Annual general meeting
For accounts and annual review, see Society website
Journal AGM reports

• Section 60 drafting delays are undermining the Society’s efforts to reform, President tells AGM Text 660-661
• AGM calls for the establishment of three new Society committees Text 661
• AGM adopts changes to Code Text 661
• Gold medals for Tony Moffat and Douglas Simpson Text 662

Practice checklists/guidance
•  Maintaining running balances of stock in Controlled Drug registers In the light of the Shipman Inquiry, it is to become mandatory for health care professionals to maintain running balances of stock in Controlled Drug registers. The following guidance has been prepared by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Practice and Quality Improvement Directorate Text 663

Official notices 2001 to present
• Scottish AGM Text 664
• Erasure from the Register on the direction of the Statutory Committee Text 664

Obituaries & tributes Text 664


Diary Text

• Branch meetings Text 664

• Society meetings Text

• Future events Text

• Conferences Text

• Reunions Text


Awards Text 643
    Gagna A and Ch Van Heck

Charitable requests Text

Corrections Text 643
    EHC story / Technicians

Resources Text 643
    Maudsley guidelines
  
Wants Text