Leading
Articles PDF (50K) 242
Cut and snip no more! 242
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Just over two years ago, in our issue of 17 May 2003, The Journal began a series of articles in order to try — once more — to end the ludicrous practice of “cutting and snipping at perfectly sensible patient packs and giving patients the mangled remains”
Medicines assessment in the UK 242
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Recent complaints in the national press that the Scots have faster access to new chemotherapy agents than the English and Welsh was misleading
News & Features 243-248
News summary 243-248
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Products PDF (70K) 249
• Products Text 249
• Drug tariff updates Text
• Recalls & Drug alerts Text 249
DRUG ALERT: Hameln Pharmaceuticals atropine sulphate
injection
Broad Spectrum 250
Tell the world what we do: start with a photogenic pharmacist on television 250
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By Martin Palmer
Letters PDF (90K) 251-253
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Birdsgrove House / Pharmacy practice / Adverse events / Child protection / Emergency supplies / Reciprocity / Chloramphenicol / Retention fees
Articles 254-256,
261-265
How decisions on the use of medicines and medical devices are made 254-256
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In this article, Sarah Garner describes the
bodies responsible for making recommendations for drugs and devices in
the UK and their processes
Use of nutraceuticals for eye health 261-264
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In this article, Amy Newport and Brian Lockwood
outline the evidence for the beneficial effects of lutein and zeaxanthin,
and the emerging evidence for the use of astaxanthin, pycnogenol, docosahexaenoic
acid, alpha lipoic acid and bilberry as well
MUR assessment one month on 265
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July saw the launch of the University of Manchester
and CPPE's joint online medicines use review competency assessment facility
for pharmacists intending to offer advanced services. Zoë Gross looks
at the facility one month on
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Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) 257-260
Recent articles
Understanding cataract extraction 257-260
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About 16million people worldwide are affected
by cataracts, one of the most common causes of loss of useful vision. With
our increasing aged population and rates of elective cataract surgery being
used to monitor access to services, pharmacists are meeting more people
who have had, or are about to have, a cataract removed. Lucy Titcomb explains
the management of this condition
Onlooker PDF (110K) 266
DNA clue to early human migrations in America In the 14 July issue of Nature there is an intriguing account of an investigation into the early migrations of humans from southern Alaska into new territories in Illinois, California, Mexico, Ecuador and Chile Text
Can the Royal Society justify its existence? The tricky question of whether or not the Royal Society continues to justify its existence was raised in an editorial in The Lancet
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Why the scientific community and the political world need to work closely together An editorial in Chemistry World for July raises the thorny problem of the interaction between science and politics
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Citizen of the world Text
The Society PDF (610K) 267-270
• Stop smoking document offers practice points for pharmacists Text 267
• Society inspectors organise new series of presentations for preregistration trainees Text 267
• Privy Council approves ending of reciprocal registration arrangements in mid-2006 Text 268
• Byelaws clarified on locum expenses for Council members Text 268
Law and Ethics Bulletin 2001
to present
• Supply of extemporaneously prepared products containing Schedule 5 Controlled Drugs Text 268
• Date-expired Controlled Drugs stock Text 268
Statutory Committee Reports
• Striking-off ordered for prescription payment fraud Text 269
• Reprimand follows unlawful supplies of Viagra by wholesale Text 269
Obituaries & tributes Text 270
Diary Text
• Branch meetings Text 270
• Society meetings Text
• Future events Text 249
• Conferences Text 249
• Reunions Text
Awards Text
Charitable requests Text
Corrections Text 249
Retention fees
Resources Text 249
COPD guidance
Wants Text
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