The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 275 pp101-126 No 7359
23 July 2005

The Pharmaceutical Journal, 23 July 2005

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Leading articles
News
News feature
POEM
Products

COMMENT
Broad spectrum
Letters
Vision for pharmacy

Articles

Onlooker

Community Pharmacist Group

THE SOCIETY
News
Law and ethics bulletin
Official notices
Obituaries & tributes
Branch/Society meetings

DIARY
Future events
Reunions

Awards, grants
Charitable requests
Corrections
Resources
Wants

Jobs and Classified advertising

 

 


Leading Articles PDF (50K)   102

Categorising membership 102
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As part of The Journal’s contribution to the debate about the Registers and how different categories of Royal Pharmaceutical Society members might be treated, we commissioned a News feature to find out what regulators of other health professions do — and it makes for instructive reading

The value of first aid in an emergency 102
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Last week’s issue of the BMJ contains some moving articles by various doctors who attended the victims of the bus bomb just outside BMA House in London’s Tavistock Square on 7 July


News & Features   103-110

News summary  103-108
Text   PDF (420K)

How other health care professions manage their non-practising members 109-110
Text   PDF (190K)
As the debate over the new Register and retention fee structure continues for members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Zoë Gross looks at what other health care professions are doing for their members who have retired, who are working overseas or who have non-practising status


POEMs    108
POEMs series

Solifenacin is minimally effective for overactive bladder 108
Text   PDF (30K)


Products PDF (70K)   111

• Announcements Text 111
• Products Text 111

• Drug tariff updates Text

• Recalls & Drug alerts Text


Broad Spectrum   112

Old-fashioned mumbo jumbo has been replaced by modern gobbledegook 112
Text   PDF (50K)
By Pennant Roberts


Letters PDF (90K)  113-115 

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Registration examination / Emergency supplies / Hospital pharmacy / National boards / Reciprocity / CPD / Grandparent clauses


Vision for pharmacy   116-117
Vision for pharmacy

Professional executive committees: why should pharmacists get involved? 116-117
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Pharmacists who chair professional executive committees (PECs) of primary care trusts are on the rise, and seven are known to The Journal. Dawn Connelly finds out what the role entails and how pharmacists’ involvement in PECs benefits the profession


Articles   118-119

Legal digests
Pharmacy practitioners should be reviewing their facilities and premises 118-119
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This is the first in a series of digests by Thomas H. John, pharmacist and barrister, of cases recently decided in the appeal courts of England and Wales, with special emphasis on issues that may impact on aspects of pharmacy practice

Onlooker PDF (130K)   120

Combating cross-infection An intriguing report published in Chemistry World for July refers to a paper presented at the l05th general meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in Atlanta. A group of high school pupils found that the addition of cetrimide to paints and varnishes enabled them to render surfaces that were touched by hand sterile for long periods Text

Signs of a dearth of dentists in ancient Egypt One of our problems at the moment in many areas of Britain is the scarcity of dentists. Indeed, in some places it seems almost impossible to find a dental practitioner who can deal with an immediate toothache without embarrassing delay. But in the golden age of the Egyptian pharaohs, it seems, matters were even worse than they are with us Text

Purpose of education should be to produce a rounded personality We hear a great deal from politicians about education, and how it should be emphasised in any scheme that aims at improving the calibre of a civilised society Text

Matching the means to the end Text


Community Pharmacists Group   insert
Community Pharmacists Group

July newsletter PDF (850K)


The Society PDF (910K)   121-126

•  Pass rate of 91.9pc in Society’s summer registration examination Text 121

•  New title for secretary of Welsh Executive Text 121

•  New arrangements for book distribution Text 121

•  President emphasises the importance of the Society’s links with, and support for, BPSA Text 122

•  Amendment to MEP section on veterinary medicines Text 122

•  Board changes at Pharmacy Practice Research Trust Text 122

Law and Ethics Bulletin 2001 to present
• Instalment dispensing of Controlled Drugs Text 122

Official notices 2001 to present
• Registration examination successes Text   PDF (130K) 123-125

Obituaries & tributes Text 126


Diary Text

• Branch meetings Text

• Society meetings Text 126
    Pharmacy leadership (September 11)
    Tumour-selective medicines (October 12)

• Future events Text 111

• Conferences Text 111

• Reunions Text


Awards Text 111
    Scrip awards

Charitable requests Text

Corrections Text 111
    Bill Brookes / Community collaborative / Gideon Kotey / Reshma Gandecha

Resources Text 111
    Campaign guides / Employment contract problems
  
Wants Text

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