The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 280 pp165-200 No 7489
16 February 2008

Jobs and Classified advertising

Leading Articles   166

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Think unity! 166
Anyone following developments in the US, and who is interested in political processes, can only be fascinated by the way events surrounding the presidential election are unfolding. Although not perfect, the system of caucuses and primaries, leading to the party conventions and the selection of presidential candidates in the summer, does seem to give individual voters a voice in selecting both the leader and the party
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A final farewell to a remarkable man 166
It is with great sadness that The Journal has to announce the death of Peter Cooper in his 91st year. Most readers will not recognise the name but we can confirm that he was the man behind “Onlooker” until December 2007
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News & Features   167-174

News summary  167-173
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Lead stories
-Testing of EPS release 2 at least six months behind
-Halifax branch of Boots to host GP surgery in bid to improve access
-Concerns raised about prescription direction as joint GP/pharmacy venture formed in Avon
-Scottish contract talks set to incorporate cost survey
-Care bundles reduce ICU pharmacy costs in Wales
-One year quit rates similar for NRT and varenicline
-Clopidogrel rebound reported
-GPs negligently ignore advice to limit sleeping pills
-Summer heat poses increasing risks; winter deaths likely to fall

Tell patients about yellow card reporting 174
The public has been reporting adverse drug reactions using the yellow card scheme under a nationwide pilot since 2005. Next week this arrangement becomes permanent — and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency wants pharmacists to spread the word, explains Matthew Wright
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Products   175

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Products   175
-SPC changes
-Prescription products
-Supply issues
-Products miscellany
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Drug tariff updates   175
-England and Wales (February prescriptions)
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Medical device alert   175
-Blood glucose meters and test strips
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Broad Spectrum   176

What might happen to pharmacy in future years when all the oil is gone? 176
By Noel Baumber
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Letters   177-181

-Drug addiction
-Controlled drugs
-NHS
-EHC
-Statins
-Community pharmacy
-The Society
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Agenda   182

Agenda articles

What can the proposed White Paper really deliver for pharmacy in England? 182
At the All-Party Pharmacy Group meeting in November 2007, health minister Dawn Primarolo promised that the expected pharmacy White Paper would be aligned with the Lord Darzi’s review of the NHS in England and would join pharmacy policy with the rest of NHS thinking and planning. It is an ambitious aspiration, but one that is long overdue
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Original papers   183-186

Images of pharmacy as a career: a survey among groups of year 12 students at school 183-186
By Jill Jesson, Keith A. Wilson, Chris A. Langley and Katie Hatfield
Aim — To explore the images and perceptions of pharmacy with potential applicants to undergraduate pharmacy education
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Articles   187-189

Landmark drugs
Ciprofloxacin — not invincible 187-188
In the fifth article in a series on landmark drugs, Jenny Bryan looks at the antibiotic ciprofloxacin, initially seen as a “quantum-leap” forward and the answer to antibacterial resistance, but subsequently found not to be as invincible as people thought
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Futureproof MPharm course created at the University of Central Lancashire 189
Last September (2007), the new school of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston took on its first MPharm students. Dawn Connelly finds out how the new school plans to prepare its students for a profession that is evolving rapidly
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Onlooker   190

Peter Cooper 1917-2008: a tribute 190
Peter Cooper, FRPharmS, who wrote as Onlooker in The Pharmaceutical Journal for more years than anyone on the current staff can remember, died peacefully on 10 February at the age of 90 years. By way of tribute we republish a selection of his writings
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD)   191-194

Recent articles

Unravelling the mystery of ADHD   191-194
Samixa Shah gives an overview of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and its current drug treatment
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Retention fee reminder 199
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Statutory Committee Reports
Pharmacist struck off Register for using forged document to support pharmacy contract application 195
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Striking-off for pharmacist who made false claims for locum work 195-196
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Striking-off for false accounting, deception and misconduct 196
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Official notices 2001 to present

Council election 2008 197
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Attendance records of retiring members of Council 197
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English Pharmacy Board election 2008 197-198
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Scottish Pharmacy Board election 2008 198
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Welsh Pharmacy Board election 2008 198
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Disciplinary Committee 198-199
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Registration Appeals Committee 199
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Obituaries & tributes 200

Obituaries
-Cooper
-Davis
-Liddington

Tributes
-Burnett
-Davis
-Liddington

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Diary
Diary / Health events

Branch meetings 199
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Future events 175
-Patient information (11 March)
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Awards 175
-MSD research grants
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Resources 175
-Sun awareness
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Wants 175
-Humour in pharmacy
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