The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 275 pp357-394 No 7368
24 September 2005

The Pharmaceutical Journal, 24 September 2005

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Leading articles
News & features
Products

COMMENT
Letters

Articles
Meetings

CPD
Potential uses for coenzyme Q

Onlooker

THE SOCIETY
News

DIARY
Future events
Reunions

Awards, grants
Charitable requests
Corrections
Resources
Wants

Jobs and Classified advertising

 

 


Leading Articles PDF (60K)    358

Especially good for children 358
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This week sees the publication of the British National Formulary for Children (BNF-C) and pharmacists working with children in hospitals and all community pharmacists should expect to be sent a copy shortly

News & Features    359-365

News summary   359-363
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Constitutional failures lead to criticism of North East London LPC 364-365
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North East London Local Pharmaceutical Committee has been the subject of an independent review as a result of complaints made to North East London Strategic Health Authority by the owners of 87 of the 352 community pharmacies the LPC represents. Michael Thompson reports


Products PDF (80K)    366-367

• Announcements Text 366
• Products Text 366

• Drug tariff updates Text

• Recalls & Drug alerts Text


Letters PDF (110K)   368-372 

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Prescribing / Compliance / Residential care / Monitored dosage systems / Reciprocity / Proton pump inhibitors / Registration examination / The Society / New pharmacy contract


Articles    373-375

Welcome to the first BNF for children 373
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James Wallace, director of pharmacy, NHS Greater Glasgow, reviews the BNF for children

Why the Society should continue to recognise antipodean pharmacists 374-375
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John Ferguson says that the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's reasons for abandoning reciprocal registration arrangements with Australia and New Zealand are untenable and weak, and that the Society should have pursued its long-standing mutual recognition policy

Meetings    376
Reports

European Association for the Study of Diabetes 376
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British Pharmaceutical Conference    377-378, 383-389
British Pharmaceutical Conference

Review of the science presentations 377-378, 383-385
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Pharmacy practice research reviewed 386-389
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD)    379-382


Potential uses for coenzyme Q   379-382
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Onlooker PDF (130K)    390

When science meets religion, reflect In his essay “Of atheism” (1625), Francis Bacon wrote: “A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion” Text

Burning up the calories is the road to youthful health There seems no end to arguments over the relationship between obesity and its problems and physical activity in young children and adolescents. They might well be extended to adults who should know better how to balance gain and loss Text

Preparing to meet the menace of terrorist attacks head on In the New England Journal of Medicine for 11 August are some timely comments by two doctors from University College London regarding the possibility of preparedness against terrorist attacks, which are the daily subject of reports in our present unhappy situation Text

The Society PDF (710K)    391-394


Diary Text

• Branch meetings Text

• Society meetings Text

• Future events Text 367

• Conferences Text

• Reunions Text


Awards Text 367
    HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB

Charitable requests Text

Corrections Text 367
    Book review / Broad spectrum

Resources Text 367
    Acne / Diabetes good practice / Medicines legislation / Point of care testing / Ramadan
 
Wants Text
   

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