The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 276 pp705-736 No 7405
17 June 2006

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Leading Articles   706

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Towards a new code of ethics 706
There is a danger that pharmacists will shortly become so overwhelmed by initiatives, new ways of working and new legislation, not to mention consultations, that they will find it hard to resist the temptation to hide in a darkened room and wait for them all to go away
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Souvenirs should bring pleasure not pain 706
The Health Protection Agency has revealed this week that over 1,700 cases of malaria were imported to the UK last year, mostly among people who were visiting friends and relatives in areas of the world where the disease is endemic
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News & Features   707-714

News summary, including R&D  707-714
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Lead stories
-Society registers four main Section 60 concerns
-Government reviews control of entry reforms
-Fines for verbal abuse may cover community pharmacy
-Scottish contract initiatives need Society support
-CD prescribing changes to be made in two stages
-Nottingham top school in Times guide
-Call for global action to prevent spread of counterfeit artesunate
-Warfarin remains drug of choice in stroke prevention
-First-line use of sunitinib improves survival for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma
-Treatment options set to expand for patients with imatinib-resistant chronic myeloid leukaemia

Products   715

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Products   715
Prescription products
SPC changes
Discontinued products
Supply issues
Products miscellany
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Recalls   715
Blood glucose meters
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Drug tariff updates   715
England and Wales (June)
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Broad Spectrum   716

Society must engage its members to prevent apathy in Council elections 716
By Chijioke Agomo
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Letters   717-719

Women in pharmacy
Complementary medicine
Medicine guides
Accredited training
Medicines administration
Regulation
The Society
Onlooker
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Vision for pharmacy   720

Articles index

How a central dispensary can improve patient care in community pharmacies 720
Central dispensaries are allowing certain pharmacies to focus on new services and customer care by taking over much of their repeat dispensing workload. Matthew Wright visited an Alliance central dispensary in Norwich to examine its hub-and-spoke approach
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Articles   721-722

Paternalism to professional judgement — the history of the code of ethics 721-722
This week, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society starts its consultation on proposals for a new code of ethics. Ruth Rodgers and Dai John consider the history and development of ethics within the profession, including how it came to have a code of ethics in the first place
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Meetings   723-725

Reports index

European Society of Clinical Pharmacy
Sharing good practice among nations 723-724
Over 600 delegates attended this year's European Society of Clinical Pharmacy spring conference to share research and discuss good practice. The theme of the meeting was the role of the pharmacist in chronic disease management. Hannah Pike reports
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British Association of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers
Community contract poses challenges 725
Issues that have emerged since the implementation of the new community pharmacy contract were discussed at the annual conference of the British Association of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers last week. Gemma Cleveland reports
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Onlooker   726

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Lending a hand to make meaning clear 726
People who engage in public speaking often seem to employ emphatic gestures. Politicians almost invariably try to drive home a point of view they are trying to impress upon their audience by waving their fingers and even their arms in the air
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Ancient hookworms give a clue to the wanderings of the Scythians 726
The 6 May issue of The Lancet includes an intriguing comment on the evidence offered to anthropologists by infections in human remains
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War on terror has eclipsed other important human rights issues: 726
The annual report of Amnesty International has claimed that attention concentrated on the “war on terror” has diverted awareness away from human rights issues elsewhere, according to an account in the 27 May issue of BMJ
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Industrial Pharmacists Group   insert

Industrial Pharmacists Group

June newsletter
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Consultation   insert

Your views sought on the structure of the new Code of Ethics for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians insert
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain is conducting a fundamental review of the codes of ethics for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. These codes set out the professional duties and responsibilities of pharmacy professionals
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June Council meeting
Council meeting reports

June Council meeting: attendance and guests 727
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Consultation seeks views on draft structure for a new Code of Ethics 727
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President identifies six priorities for the Society 728-729
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Proposals agreed for lay and technician involvement in work of national boards 729
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Council looks into setting up limited company to run the Society's publications business 729
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Consultation on PPI strategy gets green light 730
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Society to develop diversity action plan 730
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Byelaw change to recognise independent prescribing 730
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Revised procedure for overseas accreditation of foreign qualifications 730
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Scottish board must be empowered, AGM hears 731
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Society updates guidance on child protection 731
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AGM in Wales to hear about the use of toxic medicines as a means of murder 731
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Society launches new-look, user-friendly website 732
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Law and Ethics Bulletin 2001 to present
Safe storage of medicines in patients' homes 732
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Consultation — have your say on new fitness-to-practise and registration rules 733
At the beginning of next month, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society will launch a consultation on proposed Rules relating to fitness to practise and registration. This article, the first of three prepared in the Secretary and Registrar's Office, provides an overview of the consultation process
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Pharmacy Information Pointers
Medicines requiring storage at low temperature in the pharmacy 734
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Statutory Committee Reports
Reprimand for making disparaging remarks about a competitor 735
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Official notices 2001 to present

Wales annual general meeting 736
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Diary
Diary / Health events

Branch meetings 736
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Future events 715
New contract (21 June)
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Corrections 715
Letter to the editor
Tramadol PR
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