The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 275 pp1-32 No 7356
2 July 2005

Pharmaceutical Journal, 2 July 2005

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Leading article
News
News features
POEM
Products

COMMENT
Letters
Vision for pharmacy

Articles
Onlooker

THE SOCIETY
News
Official notices
Devolution: why do we need national boards?
Obituaries
Branch/Society meetings

DIARY
Future events
Reunions

Awards, grants
Charitable requests
Corrections
Resources
Wants

Jobs and Classified advertising

 

 


Leading Article PDF (50K)   2

Losses and gains 2
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Working pharmacy holidays for 20-somethings will become a thing of the past by this time next year — at least for graduates from Australia and New Zealand who have, it may be argued, enjoyed privileged access to the UK pharmacy job market for decades

Celebration of pharmaceutical excellence 2
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Last Friday, The Journal celebrated the 13th year of the Pharmaceutical Care Awards with a mini-conference at the Society’s headquarters in Lambeth followed by dinner at The Savoy


News & Features   3-11

News summary  3-9
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Calling all Antipodean pharmacists: your one-year countdown has begun 10-11
Text   PDF (110K)
Reciprocal registration arrangements between Britain, Australian and New Zealand will end next year. Dawn Connelly finds out how things will change

User testing of PILs now mandatory 12
Text   PDF (68K)
Legislation implemented this week makes user testing of patient information leaflets mandatory. Dawn Connelly finds out what this involves

Pharmaceutical Care Awards 14-17
PDF (728K)
Five aims for pharmacists / Pharmacist and physiotherapist-led community outreach pain programme improves quality of life / Holistic lithium clinic empowers patients / Tackling chronic pain with pharmacist-led clinic / Pharmacy-based clinic increases access to care / Technician impacts on intermediate care service / Oncology profiles improve primary care treatment


POEMs    9
POEMs series

Bupropion not associated with increase in malformations 9
Text   PDF (30K)


Products PDF (60K)   13

• Products Text 13


Letters PDF (76K)  18-21 

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Annual General Meeting / Registration / Pharmacology / Controlled drugs / Technicians / Birdsgrove House / Registration examination / Revalidation / Supermarket pharmacy / Dispensing / New pharmacy contract / PCTs / The Society


Vision for pharmacy   21
Vision for pharmacy

Labour-intensive team pays dividends 21
Text   PDF (119K)
Introducing a ward-based pharmacy team centred around a specialist technician has enabled four general surgical wards at Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust to cut discharge time to under an hour


Articles   22

How a "just in case" approach can improve out-of-hours palliative care 22
Text   PDF (163K)
Clare Amass and Mary Allen describe a pilot conducted within the Mount Vernon Cancer Network to improve access to medicines for patients who are terminally ill and living at home


Onlooker PDF (164K)   24

A bright-eyed bloom with many healing virtues Prominent along the roadside I recently encountered a clump of the striking plant generally known as germander speedwell Text

Medieval monks really were gluttonous The growing problem of obesity is a challenge of our time, and much time and effort is being devoted to dealing with overeating and underexercising Text

Seeking a biological basis for trust In human societies the element of trust is indispensable for lasting stability, although we tend to overlook the function it performs in our daily lives Text


Continuing Professional Development (CPD)   25
Recent articles

Understanding sickle cell anaemia   25
PDF (163K)
Sickle cell awareness day (4 July) kicks off a campaign that runs to the end of the month. In this article, Susan Allen helps pharmacists understand the medical needs of — and support required by — patients with sickle cell anaemia


The Society PDF (600K)   29-32

    • BPC programme now available Text 29
    • New edition of ‘Medicines, ethics and practice’ published Text 29
    • Welsh newsletter Text 29

•  Devolution: why do we need national boards? Text 30-31

Official notices 2001 to present
• Wales annual general meeting Text 32
• Erasures Text 32

Obituaries Text 32


Diary Text

• Branch meetings Text 32

• Society meetings Text

• Future events Text

• Conferences Text

• Reunions Text


Awards Text

Charitable requests Text

Corrections Text 757

Resources Text
  
Wants Text

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