The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 278 pp473-510 No 7449
28 April 2007

Jobs and Classified advertising

Leading Article   474

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Don't disturb the flowerbeds 474
We commend the Broad spectrum written this week by Jonathan Buisson — member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Council — in which he asks pharmacists (and other interested parties) to consider what they might bring to “the royal college party”
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A chance to prove your worth 474
Sometimes commercial opportunities come from unlikely sources. The recommendation from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence that employers should allow smokers paid time off work to attend cessation clinics may be a chance for pharmacists to prove their worth
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News & Features   475-482

News summary  475-479
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Lead stories
-AZ follows Pfizer into direct-to-pharmacy distribution
-New delivery arrangements "have reduced service levels and damaged reputations"
-Alliance Boots bid war over
-Study highlights training needs for supervised methadone providers
-Older patients at home resist pharmacists' advice
-NICE launches guideline on reducing risk of VTE
-Reclassification is over-reaction

What will happen to Alliance Boots? 480
With Alliance Boots due to be bought by a private equity group, Vivek Ahuja, of Financial News Online, considers what the impact might be
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Independent prescribing series
Independent prescribers start work 481-482
In this second feature in a series that is following four pharmacists as they develop as independent prescribers, Dawn Connelly finds out if they have qualified, what they are doing and how they are coping with their new responsibilities
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Products   483

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Products   483
-New medicines
-SPC changes
-Supply issues
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Drug tariff updates   483
-England and Wales
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Broad Spectrum   484

What are you going to bring to the royal college party for pharmacy? 484
By Jonathan Buisson
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Letters   485-488

-White Paper
-Calendar packs
-Children's medicines
-The profession
-Monitored dosage systems (MDS)
-Medicines use reviews (MURs)
-St John's wort
-Professionalism
-Controlled drugs
-Wholesaling
-The Society
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Agenda for 2007   489-490

Agenda articles

There will be a role for everyone in the new world unfolding for pharmacy 489-490
Writing in a personal capacity, the President of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Hemant Patel outlines his vision for the profession's future
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Original papers   491-495

New Zealand community pharmacists' experiences in collecting information from purchasers of pseudoephedrine-containing products: findings from a qualitative study 491-495
By Rachael Butler, Janie Sheridan and Therese Kairuz
Aim — To explore pharmacists' views and experiences with regard to collecting information on purchasers of pseudoephedrine-containing products
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD)   497-500

Recent articles

The significance of potassium   497-500
Jo Ringer and Yvette Bartlett give an overview of factors affecting potassium levels and look at the role of potassium in disease
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Meetings   496, 501-505

Reports index

AAH Pharmaceuticals convention
Embrace opportunities available in order to work with foundation trusts 496, 501
“Understanding tomorrow today” was the theme of the AAH convention held in Singapore this week. Tom Moberly reports
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Community pharmacy practitioner champions
Community pharmacy prepares for next stage of new contract in Scotland 502-503
Next steps on implementing the new community pharmacy contract in Scotland were discussed by pharmacy practitioner champions at a recent conference. Clare Bellingham reports
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Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Inhalation Group)
Regulatory agencies work with industry to develop field of inhaled medicines 504-505
Links between science, technology and regulation are necessary to ensure successful product development. Joseph Chamberlain reports
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Onlooker   506

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The lily of the woodlands 506
Now is the time to seek out the lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis), a humble plant that generally hides itself away and does not seek publicity
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Strontium guide to the migrations of feathered friends 506
The problems of avian migration have been more closely studied since the need arose to control the worldwide spread of influenza viruses
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Dealing with misbehaving children 506
An editorial in the BMJ of 31 March looks at possible interventions where preschool children show a risk of developing a conduct disorder. The programme concentrates on tackling the problem from the parental viewpoint
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Put insects on the menu again 506
According to a report in New Scientist for 17 March, insects are not to be overlooked among the many sources of food for humans. Indeed, it is estimated that 80 per cent of the world's population consumes one or more of the thousand-odd species of insect available
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Scottish Pharmacy Board pledges to improve communications 507
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Nearly two-thirds of Sunderland members are engaged with CPD 507
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Pharmacy Practice Research Trust receives future funding 508
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Treasures of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Collections 508
Memorial to Edward Frank Harrison designed by Phyllis Blundell, 1921
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Official notices 2001 to present

Annual general meeting 509
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Disciplinary Committee decisions 509
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Hospital Pharmacists Group election 2007 509
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Industrial Pharmacists Group election 2007 509
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Obituaries & tributes 509

Obituaries
-Clapinski
-Flajsner
-Griffin
-Holton
-Khosla
-Osbourne
-Walsh

Tributes
-Binns

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Diary
Diary / Health events

Branch meetings 510
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Society meetings 509-510
-Symposium: Analytical support for clinical trials (2 May)
-Veterinary Pharmacists Group conference (8 June)
-Conference: Pharmacists as prescribers — the UK experience
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Future events 483
-PCC events (9 & 25 May)
-Cystic fibrosis (10 May)
-Sexual health (16 May)
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Wants 483
-PBC and pharmacy
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Clarifications 483
-Queen's Awards
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