The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 279 pp247-276 No 7468
8 September 2007

Jobs and Classified advertising

Leading Article   248

Will we carry inserts again? 248
In January 2007, The Pharmaceutical Journal carried an insert that had been sponsored by AstraZeneca. A number of readers later complained that it was disguising the promotion of a proprietary product as educational material. We published seven of these letters
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News & Features   249-254

News summary  249-253
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Lead stories
-UniChem “protected pharmacy” through Pfizer deal
-Not providing advanced services will harm pharmacy's reputation
-NPSA issues alert on injectable amphotericin preparations
-Joint pharmacy/GP service opportunity in Scotland
-Direct renin inhibitor launched as antihypertensive
-Demand for stop smoking support may have peaked
-AstraZeneca and ApoPharma discredit industry

Pharmacy must make measures work 254
Tom Moberly and Mike Thompson report on what new restrictions for products containing pseudoephedrine and ephedrine mean for pharmacy
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Products   255

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Products   255
-New medicines
-SPC changes
-Prescription products
-Discontinued products
-Supply issues
-Products miscellany
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Announcements   255
-Christmas openings
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Letters   256-258

-Retention fees
-Community pharmacy
-Medicines use reviews (MURs)
-White paper
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Articles   259-264

Wholesale: ripples made by Pfizer 259-262
Last year (2006), Pfizer announced it would introduce a direct-to-pharmacy scheme. Moreover, from March 2007, all its prescription medicines would be delivered by a sole distributor, UniChem. Debbie Andalo looks at the effects of this business model on the wholesale market
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Background to ruling that AstraZeneca insert broke ABPI's Code of Practice 263-264
Steven Gray discusses the background to the investigations over an AstraZeneca sponsored insert that was distributed with The Journal
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Meetings   265-269

Reports index

FIP Congress
A global FIP vision — “The health of all of us depends on each of us” 265-267
Strong international leadership was the theme of the inaugural address of the president of the International Pharmaceutical Federation when he opened the World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Beijing, China. Graeme Smith and Lin-Nam Wang report
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UniChem Convention
Change is irreversible — embrace it 268-268
The need for all stakeholders — manufacturers, wholesalers, pharmacists, representative bodies and NHS organisations alike — to respond to change in a positive way was an overarching theme at this year's UniChem convention. Matthew Wright reports
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Onlooker   270

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Soothing sore eyes 270
The ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) is an attractive little plant with violet blue blooms, lurking rather shyly among the grasses of hedgerow bottoms and on the verges of woods and damp rough pastures. It ranks as a dead nettle and is distributed almost everywhere throughout these islands. It was once called “blue-runner” on account of its tendency to form large clumps united by vigorous overground runners
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Panacean orpine 270
The crassulacious plant commonly known as orpine is botanically Sedum telephium. It goes by a host of local names, including arpent, heal-all, Jacob's ladder, and midsummer men. As the last name indicates, the plant is prolific in summer, when its grey-green flaccid leaves are topped with sparse flower heads usually of a pinkish colour
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Street children's health problems 270
Two doctors from Geneva have made some comments in the 30 June issue of The Lancet concerning the possibility of interventions to reduce the harm that accompanies drug abuse by adolescents. They wish us to consider the situation as it affects, in particular, homeless young people
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Watching out for domestic abuse 270
A note in the 23 June issue of the BMJ comments that doctors and other health professionals need to be more vigilant for signs of domestic abuse in those with whom they come into contact. A report recently produced by the profession says that certain questions need to be asked to enable them to undertake prompt action, and all health professionals should have training in how to deal with abuse when it appears
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Minister to address BPC 2007 271
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Technical information service changes name 271
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Welsh pharmacy board news 271
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Promotion at key events 272
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“Training the trainers” — the larger picture for preregistration tutors 272
In this article, Peter Burley, head of preregistration at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, puts the Society's “Training the trainers” package for preregistration tutors into the context of the wider picture of education and training
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Law and Ethics Bulletin 2001 to present
Clarification of the “Controlled Drugs in hospital” section of ‘Medicines, ethics and practice: a guide for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, issue 31 271
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Restriction on sale or supply of pseudoephedrine and ephedrine containing medicines 272
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Pharmacy 2020
The impact of future trends in new sciences on the practising pharmacist 273-274
In this sixth article leading to a consultation among members about the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Pharmacy 2020 project, Molly Stevens, of Imperial College London, and Clive Roberts, of Nottingham school of pharmacy, look at how new sciences will affect the future for pharmacy
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Official notices 2001 to present

Council by-election 2007 — national seat for Wales 275
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Disciplinary Committee 275
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Obituaries & tributes 275-276

Obituaries
-Driver
-Evans
-Moffat

Tributes
-Preston
-Tasker
-Wilkinson

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Diary
Diary / Health events

Branch meetings 276
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Society meetings 275
-Risk assessment in pharmaceutical research, development and manufacture: measurement and management challenges (11 October)
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Future events 255
-Diabetes (10 October)
-Infection control (19 October)
-Community pharmacy (29 October)
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