The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 279 pp277-312 No 7469
15 September 2007

Jobs and Classified advertising

Leading Articles   278

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Give the Society more money 278
At last the Government has announced that it will support the Royal Pharmaceutical Society financially in establishing the General Pharmaceutical Council (the separate regulatory body for pharmacy) due to be up and running by 2010
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Dealing with personal control anomalies 278
Challenges created by the different legislative processes in the UK home countries have come to a head over the implications of remote supervision. Until recently, the concepts of personal control and supervision seem to have been inextricably linked. But now the Government in Westminster has decided to separate them
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News & Features   279-285

News summary, including BPC 2007  279-285
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Lead stories
-Government to provide £3m for establishing GPhC
-Further details of independent inquiry into professional body outlined
-Legislation set to separate concepts of “responsible pharmacist” and “supervision”
-Evaluation of community pharmacy contract shows some progress but still room for improvement
-Statin switch debate reopened after new study data
-Scottish Executive funds pharmacy methadone study
-NICE Alzheimer's advice amended
-CCA steps in on retention fee increase proposals
-UK catches up on health spending but outcomes lag

Products   286-287

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Products   286-287
-New medicines
-Supply issues
-Discontinued products
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Medical device alert   286
-BD Luer slip syringes
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Drug tariff updates   286
-England and Wales
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Letters   288-293

-The profession
-NPC
-Community pharmacy
-Prescription pricing
-Wholesaling
-Anticoagulation
-Dispensing
-The Society
-Regulation
-Fees consultation
-Retention fees
-Listening friends
-The Journal
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British Pharmaceutical Conference 2007   279-280, 294-298, 303-305

British Pharmaceutical Conference

News 279-280
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Reports 294-298, 303-305
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD)   299-302

Recent articles

Breast cancer
Breast cancer: an overview   299-302
In the first of two articles, Sandra Melville and Lucy Heycock outline the pathology of breast cancer and the role pharmacists can play in prevention and patient support
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Hospital Matters (newsletter)   insert

Hospital Pharmacist Group

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Scribbling scribe   306

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Emotion versus maturity 306
My uncle was a world famous musician and screen writer with any number of musicals and revues under his belt. Once, when l was still a youngster, I wanted to impress him with my vast knowledge of music; after all I had passed “O”-level music. I told him that although I loved listening to Ludwig Van Beethoven, especially his violin and piano concertos, I failed to understand what there was to appreciate or enjoy in Mozart’s music. I told him that it just left me cold. His reply has stayed with me from that day to this. He answered that it all boils down to maturity
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Counting the hidden cost of cancer care and treatment 306
Being ill is an experience all of us would happily forfeit. If one has to be ill than at least let it be something not too serious
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An overture of last-minute brinkmanship 306
Despite my deep admiration for Beethoven, who overcame his many disabilities and produced such amazingly beautiful, soul-stirring romantic music, my favourite musicians’ story revolves around Gioachino Rossini
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Growing older gracefully, one day at a time 306
Baron de Rothschild’s widow, Lady Rothschild had reached the grand old age of 96. Her physician was attending to her on one of his regular house visits. After concluding his examination he turned to her and said…
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New software and appraisal project will improve CPD process 307
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Society recruits Pharmacy 2020 project champions to support members 307
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Kenneth Thomson appointed to Investigating Committee 307
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Pharmacy 2020
The impact of politics on UK pharmacy and the economics of medicines supply 308-309
In this seventh article in a series leading to a consultation among members about the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Pharmacy 2020 project David Taylor, professor of pharmaceutical and public health policy at the School of Pharmacy, University of London, discusses the effect of politics
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CPD
Getting the profession ready for the challenge of mandatory CPD 310
In this article, the Society's post-registration team explains its latest steps towards mandatory continuing professional development
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Official notices 2001 to present

Academic Pharmacy Group election result 311
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Obituaries & tributes 311-312

Obituaries
-Broadburn
-Gray
-Kaye
-Kelly
-Mensley
-Timmins
-Townson
-Williams

Tributes
-Evans
-Gray

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Diary
Diary / Health events

Branch meetings 311
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Future events 287
-NAWP study day (13 October)
-MUR accreditation (20 September)
-Pharmacy show (14-15 October)
-Prescribing (1 November)
-UKCPA symposium (16-18 November)
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Clarification & corrections 287
-Gerald Wilkinson tribute
-Aliskiren
-Information pharmacists
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