The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 279 pp167-194 No 7465
18 August 2007

Jobs and Classified advertising

Leading Article   168

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Don't shoot the messenger! 168
Anger and frustration about the proposed increases in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's retention fees continue to be expressed unabated. This week's Letters pages are devoted to the issue. An informal online petition objecting to the increases has collected over 10,000 names. Notwithstanding that many entries are anonymous, that some names may be false and that multiple entries may have been made, the size of the response is noteworthy. And it makes sense that the Society has now decided to accept the petition as a response to the consultation it has launched over the proposed fees, provided it is formally submitted to the consultation e-mail address or to the Secretary and Registrar's office
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News & Features   169-176

News summary, including R&D  169-175
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Lead stories
-High Court rejects claims NICE acted irrationally and unfairly
-10,000 protest online over fee increase
-Leadership inquiry chairman
-Services for long-term conditions are improving, but need to be more joined up, says Audit Scotland
-NHS boards to outline pharmaceutical care services
-MHRA asks people what they think of its plans
-New guidelines on point-of-care testing
-Interferon beneficial for patients with suspected MS
-Aliskiren and valsartan combination reduces BP

Could value-based drugs pricing work? 176
With the Government's overhaul of the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme set to focus on ensuring it delivers value to patients and the NHS, Tom Moberly looks at criticisms of the current scheme and how a value-based scheme might work
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Products   177

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Products   177
-New medicines
-SPC chnages
-Discontinued products
-Prescription products
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Letters   178-180

-Retention fees
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Articles   181-183

What should pharmacists wear? 181-183
Should pharmacists “dress for success” or should they focus on how care is delivered rather than worry about whether or not their shirts or blouses are ironed? Lin-Nam Wang investigates
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Merlin   184

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Of quills and other writing implements 184
According to legend, doctors’ handwriting is illegible. My own handwriting is also poor. Originally I blamed the post-war system of “Marion Richardson” handwriting taught at schools in the late 1940s. Marion Richardson (1892–1946) was an influential art teacher and pioneer of the child art movement
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An addiction to Google Earth 184
So far, I, in my arrogance, claim not to have become addicted to anything. That is, until I discovered Google Earth on the internet
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A role for the humble duckweed? 184
The common duckweed (Lemna minor L.) is abundant in the summer months, as anyone who has a garden pond knows to their cost
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD)   185-188

Recent articles

Head lice treatments and advice   185-188
The prevalence of head lice is said to have increased since the early 1990s and resistance to insecticides has made treatment more challenging. With children returning to school after the summer holiday, pharmacists are soon likely to be asked for advice from parents about head lice infestation. Christine Clark looks at the current treatments that can be recommended
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July Council meeting
Council meeting reports

Nigel Clarke appointed to chair inquiry on new professional body 189
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Law and Ethics Bulletin 2001 to present
New powers for accountable officers and operating department practitioners following changes to Controlled Drugs legislation 189
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Destruction of schedule 1, 2, 3 and 4 part I Controlled Drugs 189
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Retention fee 2008
Why must retention fees rise so much? The Treasurer gives some answers 190-191
Many questions have arisen since the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's decided to seek a 50 per cent increase in registration and retention fees. The Journal put some of these questions to the Society's Treasurer, Andrew Gush. His responses follow
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Pharmacy 2020
With improved access to IT and a clear professional strategy, the future is ours 192-193
In this third article in a series leading to a consultation among members about the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Pharmacy 2020 project, Lindsay McClure, head of information services at the Pharmaceutical Service Negotiating Committee, asks “are we ready for IT?”
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Official notices 2001 to present

Disciplinary Committee 194
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Disciplinary Committee decisions 194
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Disciplinary Committee: interim order 194
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Diary
Diary / Health events

Future events 177
-Special interests (2, 11 October)
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Wants 177
-CD e-register
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Resources 177
-Head lice
-Infections
-Pseudoephedrine
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Corrections 177
-Registration examination
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