The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 277 pp435-466 No 7422
14 October 2006

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Leading Article   436

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Who are the leaders? 436
Now that the call for nominations for election to the three pharmacy boards for England, Scotland and Wales has been heard, members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society have a good opportunity to think about professional leadership and what it means to them
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News & Features   437-444

News summary  437-442
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Lead stories
-National service specification for EHC published
-Benchmark prices for enhanced services may save time and resources
-Royal Pharmaceutical Society guidance on over-the-counter supply of simvastatin could help identify high-risk patients

-Commissioning guidance for England launched by NICE
-DTB condemns brand extensions
-Data on England's public health reveal challenges
-GPs worried about independent prescribing by pharmacists
-New hepatitis B treatment approved for Scotland
-Oral capecitabine-based regimen is as effective as infused 5-FU therapy in advanced colorectal cancer

Should benchmark prices be agreed for enhanced services in England? 443-444
With the recent publication of another national template service specification (p437), questions remain about whether national benchmark prices for enhanced services in England should be agreed. Dawn Connelly reports
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Products   445

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Products   445
-SPC changes
-Prescription products
-Supply issues
-Products miscellany
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Drug tariff updates   445
-England and Wales
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Broad Spectrum   446

Examining the Society's dual role through sociological spectacles 446
By Malcolm E. Brown
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Letters   447-450

-E-commerce
-EPS
-Pfizer products
-Drug misuse
-Pharmacy ownership
-Statutory Committee
-The profession
-Superdrug
-Retention fee
-Job satisfaction
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Original papers   451-452

A multidisciplinary audit examining the prescribing of sugar free liquid medicines to children in South Tyneside 451-452
By Claire Kelly, Mark Burdon, David Carter, Anne Archer, Kathryn Featherstone and Pam Lee
Aim — To observe the prescribing habits of all Primary Care prescribers and dispensing of liquid medication to children under 16 to examine if sugar free was specified on the prescription
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD)   453-456

Recent articles

Chickenpox and shingles infection   453-456
In this article, Susan Allen looks at varicella zoster infection, its management and precautions for susceptible individuals
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Articles   457

Increasing mouth cancer awareness 457
Mouth Cancer Awareness Week runs from 12–18 November. The British Dental Health Foundation suggests how pharmacists can get involved
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Meetings   458-459

Reports index

Palliative care
Hospices have their own set of arrangements with regard to CDs 458
CD regulations, hyperalgesia and herbal medicines were discussed at a study day for pharmacists in palliative care. Margaret Gibbs reports
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British Veterinary Association
Challenges for veterinary profession as women begin to outnumber men 459
Challenges for the veterinary profession were outlined and discussed at the profession's annual congress. Steven Kayne reports
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Onlooker   460

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Cutting down the consumption of salt 460
An editorial in the 16 September issue of the BMJ draws attention to the current battle between health experts and trade organisations concerned with adding salt to our diet
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Wisdom dredged from the depths of a bog 460
An interesting piece of information appears in the 4 August issue of Science. A bulldozer operating in a Irish bog recently unearthed an ancient book written on vellum, still in its original binding and folders
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Facing up to the bully in medical school 460
An editorial in the 30 September issue of the BMJ draws attention to the problem of bullying and harassment in medical schools. Of course, schools of any kind are the recognised breeding grounds of bullies, but the malpractice extends into all manner of institutions
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Questionnaires and the ticking of boxes reduced to absurdity 460
There is an intriguing comment in the <em>BMJ</em> of 9 September by James Owen Drife, of Leeds, on the modern habit of expressing opinions by placing a tick in a space
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Statutory Committee confirms its decision not to hear delayed cases 461
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Society to consult prison pharmacists on policy issues 461
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Society to consult widely on standards for prescribers 461
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Paracetamol overdose survey was wrong 461
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Advice to be offered on use of homoeopathic medicines in malaria prophylaxis 462
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New pocket companion to clinical pharmacy 462
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Pharmacy technicians find new online payment system easy to use 462
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Candidate packs for national pharmacy boards now available online 463
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Society urges pharmacy technicians to consider seeking election to national boards 463
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Society's museum presents 18th century prints to Lambeth Palace library 463
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Society to lose its strategic development director 464
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Places still available at meeting for branch secretaries 464
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Law and Ethics Bulletin 2001 to present
The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2006 464
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Clarification: products containing citronella oil or eucalyptus oil 464
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Official notices 2001 to present

English Pharmacy Board elections 465
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Scottish Pharmacy Board elections 465
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Welsh Pharmacy Board elections 465
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Obituaries & tributes 465-466

Tributes
-Williams

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Diary
Diary / Health events

Branch meetings 466
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Society meetings 465
-Residential course: Tableting technology for the pharmaceutical industry (November 27-29)
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Future events 445
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Wants 445
-Merchant Venturers
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