Leading
Articles PDF (20K) 554
Prescribing safely 554
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Sometimes doctors just do not get pharmacists. The latest example of this appears in the current issue of the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (edited by a doctor), which examines the case for non-medical prescribing and describes the development of supplementary and independent prescribing
Election result brings some surprises 554
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Nobody should be surprised that Dorothy Drury has topped the poll in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Council election. She was the only woman candidate and with women dominating the Register in all but the oldest age groups it is likely that she has been supported by many of the sisterhood
News & Features 555-562
News summary 555-560
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What systems are in place to maintain quality in pharmacy degree courses? 561-562
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Following allegations that underperforming
students were allowed to progress, the school of pharmacy at De Montfort
University remains on probation for a further year. Dawn Connelly finds
out what processes are involved in ensuring the quality of pharmacy degree
courses is maintained
POEMs 560
POEMs series
Cephalosporins often safe in patients allergic to penicillin 560
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Products PDF (30K) 563
• Products Text 563
• Drug tariff updates Text
• Recalls & Drug alerts Text
Broad Spectrum 564
More like the Sweeney! Beware the rise of the Society's regulatory machine 564
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By Graham Southall-Edwards
Letters PDF (40K) 565-566
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Regulation / Emergency contraception / Remote supervision / Fitness to practice / Medicines use reviews / Council election
Original papers 567-569
Patients' experience of pharmacist-led supplementary prescribing in primary
care 567-569
Abstract PDF (40K)
By Lorna Smalley
Aim — To evaluate patients' experience of our established pharmacist-led supplementary prescribing hypertension clinic
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Meetings 570-571
Reports
Diabetes UK
Microalbuminuria — a warning sign of renal decline in diabetes patients 570-571
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Diabetic nephropathy was one of the topics presented
at the Diabetes UK conference. Irene Gummerson reports
Onlooker PDF (60K) 572
Mystery of IQ and the shape of the brain A fascinating investigation by psychiatrists in Maryland and Quebec is published in Nature for 30 March. The results suggest that the intelligence quotient in an individual is associated with changes that the brain undergoes during adolescence Text
 Puzzling patterns in the desert are the work of prehistoric artists In the 18 March issue of New Scientist there is an account of the mysterious designs that adorn the hills of the Atacama Desert in Chile — giant figures of people and animals that were apparently carved out of the landscape by prehistoric artists. The purpose of the carvings remains unknown Text
Ancient stones marked with a message Ogham, or Ogam, is the name of the alphabet in use among the ancient Irish and British inhabitants of our islands Text
Brain teaser Text
Veterinary Pharmacists Group insert
Veterinary Pharmacists
Group
May newsletter PDF (300K)
The Society PDF (250K) 573-576
• Woman candidate tops poll in Council election Text 573
• Pharmacy technicians’ register reaches 3,000 Text 573
• Nine tenders received for simulated patient study Text 574
• MedicinesComplete information subscription service expands Text 574
• Items from Society’s Museum featured in new book on
drug jars Text 574
Official notices 2001
to present
• Council election 2006 Text 575
• Annual general meeting Text 575
Obituaries & tributes Text 576
Diary Text
• Branch meetings Text 576
• Society meetings Text 575
Symposium: How to find new medicines — advances
in drug discovery (25 May)
• Future events Text 563
Internet and health care (23-26 May)
• Conferences Text
• Reunions Text
Awards Text
Charitable requests Text
Corrections & clarifications Text
Resources Text 563
Patient information
Weight management
Wants Text
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