The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 279 pp219-246 No 7467
1 September 2007

Jobs and Classified advertising

Leading Articles   220

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Damned if we do … 220
Recently The Journal was asked to publish a letter from a past president of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society inviting members of the Society to write to him in support of convening a special general meeting over the proposed increase in retention fees for 2008. This is a tricky one since we will be damned if we do publish the letter and damned if we do not
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A threatening cloud has passed 220
Qualified good news about ephedrine and pseudoephedrine comes from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency this week
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News & Features   221-228

News summary  221-224
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Lead stories
-Pseudoephedrine products remain OTC, but with new pack size limits
-Dispensing doctors defend prescription record
-Restrictions for lumiracoxib in wake of liver concerns
-BNF and BNF-C on mobiles
-Pharmacists target children in “get fit” campaign
-Pan-pharmacy group to consult on NHS IT matters
-Plans laid for trials of emergency care medicines to treat children

How to design pharmacy premises to support pharmacy services delivery 225
New standards for community pharmacy premises were published this week in Scotland. Clare Bellingham reports
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MHRA/EMEA: rivalry or partnership? 226
Parallel British and European systems are operated for the licensing of medicines by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and the European Commission via the European Medicines Agency, respectively. Are they rivals or partners and who calls the shots if there is a disagreement? Mike Thompson reports
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Independent prescribing
Prescribers consolidate new skills 227-228
In this third feature in a series following four pharmacists as they develop as independent prescribers, Dawn Connelly finds out how they are getting on
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Products   229

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Products   229
-SPC changes
-Prescription products
-Products miscellany
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Announcements   229
-Keele University
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Broad Spectrum   230

Raising the money for the professional body — time for some hard thinking 230
By Bob Gartside
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Letters   231-233

-Retention fees
-The industry
-The Journal
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Articles   234-235

Involve them while they’re young — promoting pharmacy in primary schools 234-235
In this article David Allison and Joanne Moore describe how the University of Manchester's “Widening participation” programme is helping the school of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences to reach out to local primary schools and inspire the next generation of pharmacists
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Ginger snaps   236

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Magic and mushrooms 236
Psilocybin gets its name from Psilocybe semilancenta, or Liberty cap toadstool (the latter name deriving from its resemblance to the round cap favoured by the Jacobins in the French Revolution). This is its principal source in Britain — though not worldwide; Stropharia and Conocybes species are used in other countries
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Hair never an issue 236
I suffered my share of verbal abuse at school; I was routinely derided for being fat, left handed and having a name that was impossible to spell. And that was just the teachers. As for my contemporaries, as soon as they discovered my middle name was Rupert, that was it. I don't blame my mother; I blame the epidural
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Do you feel lucky? 236
I have not smoked a cigarette since I tried one of my brother's when I was eight years old. I could not see how anyone would shell out for something so nauseating. So I have problems understanding why people smoke in the first place; and I am happy to help them quit
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Yes, we do have bananas (and oranges) 236
According to the legal profession, you traduce the vitamins industry at your peril. I hold certain opinions on the utility of vitamin supplements, so I will choose my words carefully
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD)   237-240

Recent articles

Code of ethics
New emphasis in the code of ethics  237-240
In July 2007, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society published a single code of ethics for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, which was sent to every registered pharmacist and pharmacy technician, along with supplementary standards and guidance. In the first of three articles, Joy Wingfield explores the new professionalism implicit in the 2007 code and the concept of autonomy
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“Migraine trail” at the museum 241
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Law and Ethics Bulletin 2001 to present
Changes to the arrangements for dealing with private Controlled Drug prescriptions 241
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Medicines, Ethics and Practice: a guide for pharmacists
MEP page

September 2007 amendments 241
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List of inspectors 246
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Pharmacy 2020
How British pharmacy practice is likely to be affected by changes in Europe 242-244
In this fifth article in a series leading to a consultation among members about the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Pharmacy 2020 project, Stuart Anderson, associate dean of studies at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, looks at the European dimension
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Official notices 2001 to present

Erasure from the Register on the direction of the Statutory Committee 245
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Disciplinary Committee 245
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Obituaries & tributes 245

Obituaries
-Popat
-Puckette
-Townson
-Windemer

Tributes
-Efthymiou
-Jefferies
-Townson

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Diary
Diary / Health events

Branch meetings 246
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Future events 229
-Drug delivery (30 September - 3 October)
-TOPRA (3-5 October)
-Nucare convention (20-27 October)
-Dermatology (31 October)
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Awards 229
-Clinical Research
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Resources 229
-Blood pressure
-MAS translations
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