The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 279 pp573-606 No 7479
24 November 2007

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Leading Article   574

No turning back now 574
There are likely to be some pharmacists who will have a lump in their throat after learning that the establishment of the General Pharmaceutical Council is now under way. News that the Health and Social Care Bill received its First Reading in Parliament on 15 November 2007 means that regulation of pharmacists will indubitably be transferred to a new body — the General Pharmaceutical Council. And, in turn, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, which took on regulation roughly 75 years ago, will have to forge a new role for itself
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News & Features   575-582

News summary  575-580
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Lead stories
-Prexige licence suspended after liver damage cases
-Minor ailments scheme on Government agenda in Wales
-GPhC comes a step closer
-Astellas distribution plans provoke concerns for contract negotiators
-Professional body must represent all practice levels
-Society opposes MHRA stance on pseudoephedrine
-SMC endorses use of epoetin delta in Scotland
-Warning over allergic reactions to strontium ranelate
-Pharmacists must tackle all drug problems to provide effective care

D-day for pharmacy, says Dr Ridge 581
The Health and Social Care Bill, which sets the framework for creating the General Pharmaceutical Council has had its First Reading in Parliament. Mike Thompson reports on how the Department of Health intends to proceed
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Responsible pharmacist
Pharmacists could be responsible for more than one pharmacy in future 582
This final article in our series on the responsible pharmacist consultation looks at the circumstances in which a pharmacist can be responsible for more than one pharmacy, the role of guidance to support the changes and the time needed to prepare for them. Dawn Connelly reports
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Products   583

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Products   583
-SPC changes
-Supply issues
-Suspension of marketing authorisation
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Announcements   583
-Keppra
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Recalls   583
-Betaxolol hydrochloride
-Sodium cromoglicate
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Drug tariff updates   583
-England and Wales
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Broad Spectrum   584

Time to think long and hard about how pharmacy's future is being moulded 584
By Graham Morris
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Letters   585-590

-Abortion
-NPA PMI bid
-Retention fees
-The Society
-The Council
-Community pharmacy
-Health care regulations
-Medicines distribution
-Ethics
-Locum pharmacy
-Remuneration
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Agenda for 2007   591

Agenda articles

Getting ready for HPV vaccination: an excellent opportunity for pharmacists 591
The recent announcement by the Department of Health to introduce routine vaccination, in England and Wales, against human papilloma virus (HPV) for girls aged 12 to 13 years from September 2008 brings new opportunity for improving public health as well as challenges for health professionals and policy makers
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Articles   592

Christmas page
Crisis needs volunteers at Christmas 592
By giving some of their time over Christmas pharmacists could help vulnerable people cut a path towards a better future, writes John Anderson
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD)   593-596

Recent articles

How to harness all your resources   593-596
The airline industry has been described as the safest industry in the world. It was one of the first to adopt a system of error reporting, which was later taken up by pharmacy. In this article, Chris Seal describes another aviation practice that may be useful to pharmacists
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Meetings   597-601

Reports index

European Symposium on Clinical Pharmacy
Chronic kidney disease redefined 597-598
Christine Clark reports from a symposium with the theme of “community and hospital settings: sharing the experience”
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PharmacyHealthLink
Public health services in a commercial environment: are you for or against it? 599
To celebrate its 21st anniversary last week, public health charity PharmacyHealthLink hosted a debate. Dawn Connelly reports
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Cracow
Take total responsibility for a patient’s drug therapy to ensure effective care 600-601
Gareth Malson reports on how different countries around the world are developing patient-centred pharmaceutical care services
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Footler   602

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Ancient and modern uses for castor oil 602
A large, leather-clad, middle-aged, apparently “born-again” motorcyclist was recently overheard in the pharmacy asking for a largish quantity of castor oil. A gentle question from the puzzled pharmacy assistant concerning his general health and well-being drew us into a discussion about the development and use of lubricating oils
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We must never take fresh water for granted 602
In many parts of the world fresh pure drinking water is still difficult to obtain and that was also the case in Britain quite recently. In the 1800s people moving into towns and cities to work in expanding industries caused springs, streams and pumps to become polluted with sewage
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Forgotten world of the tinkling tinctures 602
In the past most pharmacies held stocks of the powders, concentrates, oils, extracts and tinctures needed to make all those odd ointments, lotions and mixtures we now order from “specials” manufacturers. I particularly like the word tincture. It has a pleasing sound to it, a tinkling sort of sound, like ice-cubes hitting the bottom of a glass (after work of course)
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Friendly bacteria 602
We are advised to eat two portions of fish each week including oily fish such as mackerel, herring, sardine, pilchard or fresh tuna. These are particularly rich in omega-3. Shellfish are also an excellent source of selenium, zinc, iodine and copper
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Special meetings are a success for Welsh board 603
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New editions of two reference books on drug interactions and herbal medicines published 603
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Pharmacy Now is “unique tool” for English board 603
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Official notices 2001 to present

Disciplinary Committee decisions 604
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Health Committee: interim order 604
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Health Committee: interim order 604
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Obituaries & tributes 604-605

Obituaries
-Ashelford
-Boyle
-Briggs
-Broadbent
-Mohr
-Rosser
-Rutherford
-Stephens
-Tilson

Tributes
-Bye
-Hemdra
-Jodrell

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Diary
Diary / Health events

Branch meetings 606
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Future events 583
-Ophthalmic pharmacy (4 December)
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Wants 583
-SAGE
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