Leading
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A historic document 370
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It has taken so long to arrive it is hard to believe that it is finally here, but the draft Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2006 (under the Health Act 1999) — popularly known as the Section 60 Order — has now been published and a 12-week consultation period has begun
News & Features 371-378
News summary 371-377
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How pharmacies can offer services to drug misuse clients in the community 378
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Last week guidance for establishing drug misuse
pharmacy services was published. Matthew Wright investigates what some
community pharmacists are already doing to help drug users
Products PDF (30K) 379
• Products Text 379
• Announcements Text 379
• Drug tariff updates Text
• Recalls & Drug alerts Text 379
Oramorph oral solution
Broad Spectrum 380
Compliance is a complex matter 380
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By Nina Barnett and Derek Taylor
Letters PDF (50K) 381-385
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Supervision / Substance misuse / Classification / Statins / Self care / Oxygen services / Packaging / Reciprocity / Overseas pharmacists / Council elections / Continuing professional development / Assisted dying
Agenda for 2006 386-389
Agenda for 2006
PCTs' experiences of monitoring 386
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Since October 2005, primary care trusts have had
the responsibility of monitoring the implementation of essential and advanced
services under the new community pharmacy contract. Dawn Connelly talks to primary
care trusts about their experiences so far
Pharmacists' experiences of monitoring 387
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Six months into the monitoring phase of the new community
pharmacy contract, Tom Moberly talks to some pharmacists about their experiences
of visits from representatives of primary care organisations to investigate implementation
of the contract
Is limiting rather than abolishing prescription charges the answer? 388-389
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The annual review of prescription charges has come around again and this week the charge in England increases to £6.65. This is happening against a background of a Health Select Committee inquiry into NHS charges. Ellen Schafheutle took part in the consultations
Articles 390
New school aims to be among top five
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The idea for a new school of pharmacy at the University of Reading was conceived almost four years ago. Within the next five years, its head of school wants it to be among the top five universities for pharmacy teaching and research in Britain. Dawn Connelly checks on its progress so far
Coat of Arms consultation 391
Society consults on modernising its Coat of Arms
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With its new Charter in place and the Section 60 Order consultation now under way, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has decided that the time is ripe for modernising its shield of arms, crest and motto, which, it says, feature outmoded emblems of pharmacy such as an alembic (retort) and a mortar and pestle
Meetings 392-393
Reports
Primary Care Pharmacists Association
Long-term care: different perspectives 392
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Local Pharmaceutical Committees
Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee
Exploit accessibility to improve services 393
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Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) 395-398
Recent articles
Travel medicine
OTC advice on travel sickness 395-398
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With Easter coming up and families going on holiday,
travel health will be a frequent subject in community pharmacies. In this article,
Alan Nathan looks at motion sickness
Onlooker PDF (50K) 394
 Cherry blossom time April is the month, in my corner of the land, when the hedges show fresh life in the shape of flowering cherries — a harbinger of summer days Text
Study shows need to improve diagnosis and treatment of psychiatic problems in prisoners In the February issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry is a report of an extensive study undertaken of prisoners in Iran suffering from psychiatric disorders, among whom major depression or opioid dependence were the commonest diagnosis Text
In the mind of a killer According to a paper published in the February issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry there is a widespread fear among the public that individuals suffering from a mental disorder constitute a significant threat of violence. On the other hand, some results of research into this specific problem have shown only a minor association between mental disorder and public violence Text
April merriment / Year-round fools Text
Section 60 Order PDF (70K) insert
What's it all about? The Government
has published its proposals for new pharmacy legislation. This marks the
start of a 12-week period of public consultation, during which any interested
individual or organisation may submit comments to the Department of Health.
This pull-out gives an overview of the proposals and urges pharmacists
and pharmacy technicians to have their say
The Society PDF (260K) 399-404
• Society encourages profession to take part in S60 Order
consultation Text 399
• Council election candidates' "Who's who" PDF (150K) 400-401
• New guidance on internet pharmacy services Text 402
• Society produces fact sheet on sale of poisons Text 402
• CPG election cancelled Text 402
• New officers in Scotland Text 402
Medicines, Ethics and Practice: a guide for pharmacists 403
April 2006 amendments Text
Official notices 2001
to present
• Statutory Committee decisions Text 403
• Cancellation of Community Pharmacists Group Committee election Text 403
Obituaries & tributes Text 403
Diary Text
• Branch meetings Text 404
• Society meetings Text 404
Symposium: Pharmacovigilance of herbal medicines (26-28
April)
• Future events Text 379
• Conferences Text
• Reunions Text 379
Birmingham
Awards Text 379
Cancer art / Reasearch and best practice
Charitable requests Text
Corrections & clarifications Text
Resources Text 379
Controlled Drugs
Wants Text 379
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