Leading
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Future far from clear 94
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Julie Stone is visiting professor in health
care ethics at the University of Lincoln and a barrister with an interest
in complementary and alternative medicine. However, it is in her capacity
as deputy director of the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence
that she is making health care professions, including pharmacy, nervous
News & Features 95-101
News summary 95-99
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Over-the-counter EHC — five years on 100
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Emergency hormonal contraception was launched as a pharmacy medicine on 30 January 2001. Dawn Connelly examines whether it has been a success
Handover of the home oxygen service: ensuring patients are
not put at risk 101-102
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In England and Wales, the transfer of home
oxygen cylinder provision to four regional companies on 1 February
is raising concerns that some patients may not receive the oxygen they
need. Tom Moberly looks at what is being done to ensure patient safety
is not compromised during the handover
Products PDF (30K) 103
• Products Text 103
• Announcements Text 103
• Drug tariff updates Text
• Recalls & Drug alerts Text 103
Amoxicillin sugar-free suspension 125mg/5ml
Broad Spectrum 104
How can community pharmacists become involved in practice research? 104
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By Hazel Gilbert, Elizabeth Mills and Elaine Ward
Letters PDF (40K) 105-107
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Compliance aids / Complementary and alternative medicine / Public health campaigns / Animal derived products / The Society
Articles 108-110
Traditional medicine
Ayurveda: introduction for pharmacists 108-110
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In this article, the first in a series on traditional
medicine, Elizabeth Williamson introduces the principles of Ayurveda. She summarises
some of the more important ayurvedic remedies and discusses safety issues, including
possible interactions with conventional medicines
Reviews PDF (30K) 111
Vital COPD by Rachel
Booker Text 111
Making medicines: a brief history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals edited
by Stuart Anderson Text 111
A history of Britain's hospitals and the background to
the medical, nursing and allied professions by
G. Barry Carruthers and Lesley A. Carruthers Text 111
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Onlooker PDF (40K) 112
Plumbing the dark depths of depression Long nights and overcast mornings that take hours to brighten can make this season of the year depressing. Indeed, a formula devised by a researcher at Cardiff University suggests that misery reaches its peak each year on 24 January as foul weather, debt, fading Christmas memories, failed new year resolutions and a lack of motivation conspire to depress
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 Something to crow about: how corvids protect their sources of food Franklin Coombs in his book ‘The crows’ (1978) comments on our ambivalent feelings towards members of the crow family Text
Arrogance and covetousness: where the bully and the politician meet That remarkable philosopher William of Worplesdon commented in 1295: “He that striveth from lowly station to diminish or deflect arrogance and covetousness in those who hold sway in the councils of the land is as the humble moldewarp that thinketh by its busy burrowings to bring down the strongholds of the mighty.” Text
Veterinary Pharmacists Group insert
Veterinary Pharmacists
Group
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The Society PDF (280K) 113-120
• Council election candidates sought Text 113
• President's CPD message Text 113
• Society makes new appointment to “key post” of head of practice Text 113
• Work starts on refurbishment of assembly hall at Society
headquarters Text 114
• Byelaw change allows more pharmacists to nominate themselves
for Society fellowship Text 114
• Upper limit removed from fee for attendance at Council and
committee meetings Text 114
• Guidance on visits to pharmacies in Wales by external monitoring
bodies New legislation allows certain health
care bodies to arrange visits to pharmacies for monitoring purposes. The Royal
Pharmaceutical Society's Welsh Executive has produced the following guidance
to assist pharmacists in Wales Text 115-116
Statutory Committee Reports
• Striking-off ordered after assault on work colleague Text 116
Official notices 2001
to present
• Council election 2006 Text 117
• Retiring members of Council Text 117-119
• Council election procedures 2006 Text 119
• Erasures from the Register of Pharmacy Technicians for non-payment of
fee Text 119
• Erasure from the Register on the direction of the Statutory Committee Text 119
Obituaries & tributes Text 119-120
Diary Text
• Branch meetings Text 120
• Society meetings Text
• Future events Text 103
• Conferences Text 103
• Reunions Text
Awards Text
Charitable requests Text
Corrections & clarifications Text 103
BP Commission / Tim Hanlon
Resources Text 103
MUR tips
Wants Text
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