The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 279 pp633-664 No 7481
8 December 2007

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Leading Article   634

Everyone must have a view 634
Over the past few months The Journal has heard mutterings from various pharmacy quarters about why the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and other organisations and individuals interested in the development of a professional body have not pulled their collective finger out and devised a model or two of what the new body might look like
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News & Features   635-645

News summary  635-641
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Lead stories
-Clarke Inquiry wants to hear views of more people
-Warn patients of fire risk with paraffin use
-Prescription charges to go in Scotland from 2011
-Practice payment to increase
-Out-of-hours emergency supplies plan for Cornwall
-NHS cancer strategy includes role for pharmacists
-Trade union will allow for personal representation
-PCTs must learn about local needs
-Uniformity of enhanced services skills in NW England recognised
-Bile acid sequestrant for high cholesterol launched

ETP: a step closer to reality in Scotland 642-643
Electronic transfer of prescriptions is essential to the next stage of the new community pharmacy contract in Scotland. Clare Bellingham reports on the latest developments
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Design for a safer dispensing process 644-645
Advice on how to minimise errors in the dispensary environment has been issued by the National Patient Safety Agency. Harriet Adcock reports
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Products   646, 651

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Products   646, 651
-New medicines
-Prescription products
-Supply issues
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD)   647-650

Recent articles

Managing Raynaud’s phenomenon   647-650
As temperatures lower, pharmacists are more likely to encounter people with Raynaud's phenomenon. Susan Allan explains
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Broad Spectrum   652

Why the future of pharmacy does not lie with the “responsible” pharmacist 652
By Steven Curtis
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Letters   653-655

-Controlled drugs
-Locum pharmacy
-Medicines distribution
-Retention fees
-Premises fees
-Supervision
-The profession
-Postgraduate education
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Articles   656-657

Landmark drugs
No longer a pain in the gut — how Tagamet led peptic ulcer treatments 656-657
In the third article in a series on landmark drugs, Jenny Bryan retells the dramatic effect that Tagamet had on millions of peptic ulcer sufferers
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Athena   658

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Out with the frying pan, in with the frog 658
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are cationic short proteins (with sequences of 15–30 amino acids) produced by all animals from insects, to frogs, to humans. These molecules are believed to have antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal effects and even some cytotoxic effects on cancer cells
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How the sea cucumber may help vision 658
The cornea, a clear dome like structure, protects the contents of the eye as well as refracting light onto the retina. Though lacking blood vessels, it is densely innervated making it one of the most sensitive organs of the body. Disorders of the cornea can occur due to inflammation, trauma, infections and genetic conditions. These can, in some cases, cause visual impairment and blindness
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Chicken feed 658
A new type of chicken feed has been developed by researchers at the University of Delaware. It contains phytase, an enzyme that increases phosphorus digestion
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Footloose and fancy free? 658
Do spiders get caught in their own webs? The simple answer is yes. They are not immune to the stickiness of their silk; however they do take some precautions
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Blood transfusion difficulties 658
Blood transfusions are not always as successful as one might imagine. Studies show that recipients of transfusions do not always show the expected increase in delivery of oxygen to tissues and can result in an increase in ischaemic events
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Society continues work to lobby Government on pharmacy issues 659
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President urges even more members to take part in the Pharmacy 2020 consultation 659
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Chief executive visits Scottish hospital pharmacy 660
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Society disappointed by DoH restriction of premises fee increase 660
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Pharmacist celebrates OBE 660
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Pharmacy information pointers
Medicines requiring storage at low temperature in the pharmacy 661-662
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s information pharmacists have updated their list of medicines requiring storage at low temperature in the pharmacy
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Law and Ethics Bulletin 2001 to present
Update on sale and supply of pseudoephedrine and ephedrine containing medicines 662
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Change to the status of midazolam on 1 January 2008 662
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Official notices 2001 to present

Erasures from the Register on the direction of the Statutory Committee 663
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Disciplinary Committee 663
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Obituaries & tributes 663-664

Obituaries
-Ashmore
-Bedford
-Bolton
-Depledge
-Neath
-Rogers
-Sharkey
-Taylor

Tributes
-Devis
-Mohr
-Neath

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Diary
Diary / Health events

Branch meetings 664
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Society meetings 660
The stability testing of pharmaceuticals and related products (18-20 February 2008)
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Awards 651
-NHS Wales Awards 2008
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Resources 651
-Ask About Medicines
-Capacity improvement programme
-Self care
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Wants 651
-Consultant pharmacists
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Corrections 651
-ESCP report
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