Leading Article 90 |
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Still much to play for 90
If anybody has any lingering doubts about how the Department of Health perceives the primary function of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, these will be laid to rest by the publication last week of the so-called Foster review “The regulation of the non-medical health professions”
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News & Features 91-98 |
News summary 91-96
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Lead stories
-Consultation starts on further regulatory review
-Transitional reimbursement payment announced for contractors in Scotland
-£66m contract underspend in England and Wales
-Lipitor recalled again after counterfeits found in supply chain
-NHS charges a mess, concludes a parliamentary health committee
-Suffolk West PCT sets up restricted prescribing list
-Information provision for diabetes patients wanting
-Further feminisation could mean workforce shortages
-Little immediate impact of genomics on pharmacy
Regulatory review proposes separation of professional and regulatory roles 97-98
Reports on the future regulation of the health professions were published at the end of last week (the so-called Foster and Donaldson reviews). Michael Thompson reports on possible changes to be expected of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society to bring it into line with other regulators
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Products 99 |
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Products 99
-SPC changes
-Prescription products
-Supply issues
-Products miscellany
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Announcements 99
-EPS smartcard
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Broad Spectrum 100 |
Could a review of pharmacy training benefit independent prescribers? 100
By Chijioke Agomo
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Letters 101-106 |
-Professional regulation
-Code of Ethics
-The profession
-Community pharmacy
-Multiples
-Accuracy checking
-CPPE
-Medicines use review
-Emergency supplies
-Controlled Drugs
-NHS
-Nutrition
-Fellowship
-The Council
-Retention fees
-Section 60 Order
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Continuing Professional Development
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Recent articles
Genetics
Uses for genetics in pharmacy 109-112
It is likely that pharmacogenetics will be one of the earliest applications of genetic science in the post-genomic era. In a second article on genetics and medicines, Philippa Brice and Simon Sanderson look at current and future applications of pharmacogenetics in drug development and prescribing
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Articles 107-108,
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Who will be tomorrow's pharmacists and why did they study pharmacy? 107-108
In this article, Sarah Willis, Phillip Shann and Karen Hassell present analysis of data collected for the first survey from a longitudinal cohort study about pharmacy careers, focusing on the demographics of the sample and describing students' motivations for entering pharmacy school
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Genetics
Pharmacogenetics: what are the ethical and economic implications? 113-114
Two recent continuing professional development articles (one in this issue on pp109–12) have introduced the fundamental concepts of genetics and pharmacogenetics. In this article, Philippa Brice and Simon Sanderson discuss some of the ethical and economic implications
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Scarlet fever: the disease in the UK 115-116
Scarlet fever, known until 1869 as scarlatina, was confused with measles until Thomas Sydenham, gave it a definitive name. In this article, Sarah Marshall gives an update on this infection, which occasionally still arises in the UK
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Meetings 117 |
Reports index
Veterinary Pharmacists Group
Meeting updated on veterinary rules 117
Veterinary pharmacists recently heard about new
veterinary medicines regulations and opportunities in pet medicines. Steven
Kayne reports
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Onlooker 118 |
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Blessings and risks of the mobile phone 118
A number of contributors to the BMJ of 15 April have discussed in considerable detail the risks to human health that may or may not be associated with the use of mobile telephones on a large scale. There are more than 50 million of these in the UK
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 Radiocarbon studies throw new light on Mediterranean civilisations 118
The volcanic island of Thera (Santorini) in the Aegean has long excited the interest of archaeologists
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A look at alcohol-related harm and governments' failure to deal with it 118
Alcoholic beverages have been with us since the human race emerged. They present a challenge never yet faced squarely
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| The Society 119-120 |
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New online guide to continuing professional development 119
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Society and BPSA in “valuable” meeting 119
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Veterinary pharmacy diplomas presented 119
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Official notices 2001
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Statutory Committee inquiries 120
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Obituaries & tributes 120
Obituaries
-Caine
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Diary / Health events
Branch meetings 120
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Reunions 99
-Welsh School of Pharmacy
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Awards 99
-Antimicrobial management award
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Corrections 99
-Isle of Man branch
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