The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 278 pp205-232 No 7440
24 February 2007

Jobs and Classified advertising

Leading Article   206

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Unanswered questions 206
At last the Government has come clean and explicitly said that the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain — which has served the pharmacy profession well or well enough for nearly 170 years — is no longer fit for purpose. In a White Paper published on 21 February it sets out its stall for the future regulation of the health professions
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News & Features   207-213

News summary  207-212
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Lead stories
-Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain to split
-Value-based drug pricing scheme needed, OFT says
-Slow initial uptake of MURs
-Barcode all medicines and patients, DoH suggests
-Consultation starts on contract application fees
-New treatment available for grass pollen allergy

MURs: increasing quality and quantity 213
According to research published this week (p218), further action is needed to support and embed the medicines use review (MUR) service. Dawn Connelly looks at how some pharmacists are already increasing the quality and number of MURs performed
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POEMs   212

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Duloxetine decreases pain of diabetic neuropathy 212
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Products   214-215

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Products   214
-New medicines
-SPC changes
-Prescription products
-Discontinued products
-Supply issues
-Products miscellany
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Announcements   214
-EIPG website
-Pharmacovigilance
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Letters   216-217

-Safety
-Subscriptions
-Community contract
-Statins
-Retention fees
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Original papers   218-223

Medicines use reviews: the first year of a new community pharmacy service 218-223
By Alison Blenkinsopp, Gianpiero Celino, Christine Bond and Jackie Inch
Aim — To measure provision of medicines use reviews (MURs) in the first year of implementation and to investigate barriers and facilitators to uptake of the service
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Articles   224-225

Making an impression with MURs 224-225
Rubin Moss relays his experience of medicines use reviews and how he conducts them to achieve the greatest benefit for patients
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Retail pharmacy (newsletter)   insert

Retail pharmacy

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Are consultation areas worth the investment? 1-2
Will the costs associated with installing consultation areas make it difficult for small businesses to keep up with the multiples? Hannah Pike investigates
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Contraception 1
The fpa (Family Planning Association) has published a survey on people's knowledge about sex and reproduction
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Nit time 1
Parents who struggle to keep their children's hair clear of nits should take a peek at www.nits.net
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Natural health 1
Readers of Retail Pharmacy who are interested in natural health and the health food industry may find themselves drawn to Brighton next month
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Wider marketing of OTC Imigran 2
Advertisements promoting the first OTC triptan are due to hit the small screen in the next six months as GSK shifts its marketing campaign from the pharmacy profession to consumers. Debbie Andalo reports
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Make the most of public relations 3
Every business can benefit from public relations, and community pharmacies are no exception, says Judy Viitanen
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Onlooker   226

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Is danger lurking in coffee and biscuits? 226
It is just over 200 years since the first amino acid was isolated from its natural source. Purified from asparagus juice in 1806, the substance was given the name asparagine. Now, two centuries later, suspicions are growing that foods containing asparaginase may pose a health risk
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Going back to our every-man-for-himself roots 226
Our civilisation sits upon a surprisingly insecure basis, once we start to examine it. Evidence has recently emerged from the Devon village of Branscombe. It is normally a peaceful place, but within a few hours of the stranding of the cargo vessel Napoli on the beach there, scavengers hoping for spoil invaded the whole district
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Mobile menace needs sensible precautions 226
There has long been argument over the desirability or otherwise of allowing mobile telephones to be used in special situations. Their use has been restricted in petrol stations, in aircraft and in some areas of hospitals. These constraints have been based on considerations of public safety but good reasons for a restriction have not always been advanced
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February Council meeting
Council meeting reports

February Council meeting 227
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Council makes first Rules to implement Section 60 Order 227
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Members in Europe can now pay non-practising fee 228
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Martin Astbury and Seema Agha appointed to English Pharmacy Board 228
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Report identifies requirements of future role for pharmacists working in pharmaceutical industry, higher education and private health care 228
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Welsh board seeks to strengthen communications 229
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Guidance on fitness-to-practise changeover 229
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Logos approved for Society's national pharmacy boards 229
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International achievement award nomination sought 229
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Official notices 2001 to present

Fitness to practise transitional arrangements 230
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Council election 2007 230
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Hospital Pharmacists Group Committee election 2007 230-231
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Industrial Pharmacists Group Committee election 2007 231
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GSK international achievement award 2007 231
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Obituaries & tributes 231

Obituaries & tributes
-Mattock
-Samways
-Wells

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Diary
Diary / Health events

Branch meetings 232
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Society meetings 230,232
-12th Arden House European Conference (12-14 March)
-Symposium: The role of materials characterisation in pharmaceutical quality by design and manufacture (22 March)
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Future events 215
-BPSA (4 March)
-APTUK conference (19-22 April)
-Herbal medicine (28 April)
-ESF summer school (10-15 June)
-Pharmacogenetics (5 July)
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Reunions 215
-Heriot-Watt 1976
-Nottingham/Malaysia
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Awards 214
-Bayer Schering Award
-Leaders for change
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Resources 215
-BHF obesity awareness
-Controlled drugs
-Gynaecological cancers
-Mental health
-NACC patient pack
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