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Homoeopathy hubbub 272
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Homoeopathy has hit the headlines again. Last week The Lancet published a study indicating that homoeopathic remedies have no significant benefit over placebo. In a leading article The Lancet also strongly criticised the practice of homoeopathy
Census queries 272
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Pharmacists resident in Britain should by now have received a pharmacy workforce census form from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
News & Features 273-278
News summary 273-276
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Homoeopathy hits the headlines again 277-278
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Last week, The Lancet published a study which concludes that homoeopathy is no more effective than placebo. In the same week there were media reports that the Prince of Wales hopes to encourage the Government to fund more complementary therapies on the NHS. Dawn Connelly reports
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Lipitor tablets 10mg
Broad Spectrum 280
Pharmacy is in for a bumpy ride as world oil production goes into decline 280
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By Laurence Middleton Jones
Letters PDF (120K) 281-284
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Research / Wholesalers / Original pack dispensing / Controlled drugs / Prescribing / NICE / Reciprocity / Dermatology / Birdsgrove House / Registration examination / New pharmacy contract
Agenda for 2005 285-286
Agenda for 2005
Community pharmacy needs magical
thinkers to help secure its future? 285-286
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Health economist Darrin L. Baines argues that, without organisational reform and an injection of new thinking into how pharmacy services will be managed in future, pharmacists will fail to realise their potential in the new NHS, just as they have failed to do for the past 55 years
Articles 287-291
Legal digests
Termination at the end of a fixed-term contract is not of itself discriminatory 287-288
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This second article in a series of digests by Thomas H. John, pharmacist and barrister, of cases heard recently in the appeals courts of England and Wales is in two parts. This first part considers aspects of anti-discrimination law in relation to fixed-term employees. The second part will focus on similar issues as regards the rights and obligations of part-time workers
Unravelling the confusion around
arnica’s herbal and homoeopathic use 289-291
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In this article, Kevin Leivers reviews the evidence
base for using homoeopathic and herbal Arnica montana products and gives
pharmacists a
rationale for providing impartial and correct information about the product
to their patients and customers
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Taking a cool view of alternative remedies Many people are suspicious, often with justification, of drugs and preparations prescribed for them when they consult a GP Text
The peril of the pavement: avoiding the cracks The
other day, as I passed a group of children engaged in a strange ritual,
I was reminded of the long established custom of avoiding treading on the
cracks of a pavement when walking along it Text
Problem of arsenic in well water persists in West Bengal A
comment in Nature for
21 July gives a worrying insight into the persistent drinking water problem
that has afflicted the population of West Bengal and Bangladesh for several
years Text
Mindless entertainment Text
The Society PDF (590K) 293-296
• Society advertises for members for new appointments group Text 293
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• Further consultation on Byelaw definitions Text 293
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some common questions answered Text 294
Medicines, Ethics and Practice: a guide for pharmacists 294
September 2005 amendments Text
Statutory Committee Reports
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indemnity insurance cover Text 295
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Official notices 2001
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