The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 280 pp69-102 No 7486
26 January 2008

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Leading Article   70

A cat among the pigeons 70
It seems that the rumours are true: some pharmacists in Scotland are thinking about creating a new professional body — despite comments in last week’s issue of The Journal that the future professional body for pharmacy should be one GB (or even UK) organisation, albeit with a federal structure
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News & Features   71-78

News summary  71-77
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Lead stories
-Professional body needs strong regional structure, Society says
-Scotland plans own professional body
-Independent board would not end political meddling in NHS
-Supervision consultation should be agreed first
-Pre-osteoporosis treatment benefit is exaggerated
-Northern research network seeks pharmacy input
-EC probes industry over perceived innovation delays
-Colorectal cancer drug launched
-Society: displaying drug prices will not stop wastage

Community pharmacy plays its part in making anticoagulation therapy safer 78
From 1 April 2008, community pharmacists in England and Wales will be expected to ask to see patients’ latest test results before dispensing repeat prescriptions for anticoagulants. Tom Moberly looks at how this National Patient Safety Agency recommendation will work in practice
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Products   79

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Products   79
-Vectibix
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Recalls   79
-Metwest Pharmaceuticals simvastatin tablets 10mg
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Broad Spectrum   80

Teaching appropriate behaviour to pharmacy students and assessing it 80
By Sarah Wilson, Wendy Gidman and Gordon Becket
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Letters   81-84

-Statutory Committee
-EHC
-The profession
-WCPPE
-CPD
-Premises fee
-Retention fees
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Drug interactions   84

Drug interactions that can occur with St John’s wort 84
Good quality information regarding drug interactions with herbal medicines is generally lacking, although the number of studies available is growing. The pharmacokinetic interactions of one herb, St John's wort, are well characterised, but drugs and herbs may also interact by pharmacodynamic mechanisms, and this type of interaction seems to be less well recognised
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Vision for pharmacy   85

Vision for pharmacy articles

Heart failure patients gain from charity 85
Heart failure patients gain from charity Anna Hodgkinson is the UK’s first British Heart Foundation heart failure pharmacist working in primary care. Matthew Wright finds out about her role
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Articles   86-87

Access to experimental drugs: legal and ethical issues of paternalism 86-87
David Badcott and Joy Wingfield begin a new series highlighting issues in healthcare ethics and law by considering the case of a dying child
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Footler   88

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Memories and imagination 88
We all have memories of one sort or another. Many stay with us for ever but some fade away although they can often be recalled when one of our senses is stimulated. One can remember a long-forgotten occasion by the smell of a particular food, for example. Some are good memories: holidays, your first car, that first kiss and so on. Others are not so good. In any case we are not sure how we make them or where we store them
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Why stocking shelves is hard in the Pacific 88
Imagine for a moment living quietly on a semi-tropical island surrounded by an endless blue ocean, sipping the occasional pisco-sour in the shade of a palm tree while being 2,400 miles from the nearest pharmacy
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Humans virtually unwrapped 88
Techniques involving 3D imaging are set to replace X-rays as a basic diagnostic tool with many applications from facial reconstruction to aiding the detection of breast cancers. There are many other possible uses for the technology
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Fairy physicians: fact or fiction 88
A post-Christmas walk on the Brecon Beacons in Wales to wash away the cobwebs resulting from the festive season brought to mind an ancient tale
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British Pharmaceutical Conference 2008 — science and practice abstracts invited 91
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Law and Ethics Bulletin 2001 to present
Changes to the Controlled Drug Register 93
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Official notices 2001 to present

Council election 2008 89
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Council election procedures 2008 89-92
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Attendance records of retiring members of Council 92
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English Pharmacy Board election 2008 92
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Scottish Pharmacy Board election 2008 92-93
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Welsh Pharmacy Board election 2008 93-94
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National pharmacy boards election procedures 94-96
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Attendance records of retiring national board members 96
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Disciplinary Committee 96
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Registration Appeals Committee 96
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Obituaries & tributes 96

Obituaries
-Haigh
-Margetts
-Shah
-Smith

Tributes
-Margetts
-Jackson

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Long service 97-101
1949-1956
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My career   102

Careers

Working in mental health pharmacy 102
Pharmacists can help patients with mental health problems to turn their lives around, says Wendy Davies
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Diary
Diary / Health events

Branch meetings 96-97
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Society meetings 95
-Improving aseptic services (6 February)
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Awards 79
-APTUK/AAH awards
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Corrections & clarifications 79
-Interim suspensions
-IPG newsletter
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