Leading
Articles PDF (50K) 562
Ends with a whimper 562
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Not with a bang but a whimper! Arguably one of the most contentious issues in the history of pharmacy — personal supervision — is about to be swept away
Treatment of people with rare diseases 562
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Should someone with a rare disease expect more expensive treatment than people who suffer from more common conditions?
News & Features 563-570
News summary 563-568
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Rationing and access to orphan drugs 569-570
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Giving special status to orphan drugs avoids
difficult and unpopular decisions, but critics argue that it denies treatment
to patients with more common illnesses and conditions. Tom Moberly looks
at the implications of this special status and the difficulties justifying
it
POEMs 570
POEMs series
Home glucose monitoring makes little difference in type 2 diabetes 570
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Products PDF (80K) 571
• Announcements Text 571
• Products Text 571
• Drug tariff updates Text
• Recalls & Drug alerts Text 571
Enbrel
Broad Spectrum 572
Problems with PCTs may necessitate support groups for pharmacists 572
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By Chris Morris
Letters PDF (120K) 573-578
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Independent Pharmacy Federation / Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists / British Pharmaceutical Conference / Medicines use reviews / Drug classification / Alternative therapies / Controlled drugs / North East London LPC / The Society / Pharmacists in the media
Articles 579-580
Developing a national framework for pharmacists with special interests 579-580
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In this article, Beth Taylor, describes a project
to develop guidance on a national framework for pharmacists with special interests
Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) 581-584
Recent articles
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis and its treatment 581-584
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In this second article of two on osteoporosis,
Nuttan
Tanna looks at the treatments available for the condition
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Meetings 585
Reports
EuroPharm Forum
EuroPharm Forum 585
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Onlooker PDF (140K) 586
Why a word in your ear can be dangerous There have been conflicting opinions over the desirability or otherwise of the use of mobile phones by drivers of motor vehicles
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Rising tides are an underrated threat to coastal communities Since the end of August we have heard increasingly worrisome accounts of what has happened in the wake of Hurricane Katrina's assault on New Orleans and its vicinity Text
Cutting young people's access to alcohol, tobacco and other drugs In the BMJ for 13 August a group of public health doctors from Scotland summarise the situation regarding access to tobacco, alcohol and other drugs by youths in the UK Text
The Society PDF (970K) 587-592
• Society campaign will encourage members of public to visit
pharmacies for sexual health advice Text 587
• BPSA to highlight role pharmacists play in public health
promotion Text 587
• Technicians' register hits 2,000 mark Text 587
• Guidance published for community pharmacists on new veterinary
medicines regulations Text 588
• Minister for health addresses Welsh Executive annual dinner Text 588
Medicines, Ethics and Practice: a guide for pharmacists 588
November 2005 amendments Text
• Practice guidance for community pharmacists on the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005 PDF (300K) 589-590
This practice guidance for community pharmacists on
the new Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005 has been prepared by the Royal
Pharmaceutical Society’s
Practice and Quality Improvement Directorate
Introduction
Official notices 2001
to present
• Erasures from the Register Text 591
• Statutory Committee decisions Text 591
Obituaries & tributes Text 591
Diary Text
• Branch meetings Text 591
• Society meetings Text 592
Symposium: The Bologna agreement — an opportunity for pharmacy in the UK? (November 7)
Scottish registration ceremony (November 9)
The foundation of the NAWP (November 16)
• Future events Text 571
• Conferences Text 571
• Reunions Text
Awards Text
Charitable requests Text
Corrections & clarifications Text 571
Contraception
Resources Text
Wants Text
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