The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 280 pp233-262 No 7491
1 March 2008

Jobs and Classified advertising

Leading Articles   234

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Cause for resentment 234
Community pharmacists are fully aware that GPs in England have done well out of their contract (introduced in 2004) but they may be astonished to learn the extent of their gains, spelt out in a report from the National Audit Office published last week
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Keeping our letters pages transparent 234
The Journal Oversight Board has answered a query that The Journal posed: should we publish letters on clinical matters from non-practising pharmacists?
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News & Features   235-240

News summary  235-240
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Lead stories
-Study suggests limited efficacy for antidepressants
-Costs awarded against Society in FTP case
-Decisions about models of care will be local, Darzi says
-High Court issues first ruling on “necessary and desirable” test
-Demands for new powers in advance of pandemic
-Stop-smoking advice to focus on deprived areas
-Violent pharmacist struck off
-Pharmacists have mixed reaction to Notts minor ailments scheme

Products   241

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Products   241
-SPC changes
-Prescription products
-Supply issues
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Announcements   241
-FDC eye drops
-Co-proxamol discounts
-Simon Colebeck
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Drug tariff updates   241
-England and Wales (February prescriptions)
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Letters   242-246

-Retention fees
-Contracts
-Prescription charges
-Responsible pharmacist
-Community pharmacy
-Emergency contraception
-The Society
-Drug addiction
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Journal Oversight Board   244

26 February 2008 244
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Interview   247-248

Government in Wales is persuaded that pharmacy should play key role 247-248
As Wales continues to develop expanded roles for community pharmacists, Tom Moberly talks to Paul Gimson, the new chief executive of Community Pharmacy Wales, about the opportunities and challenges of his new role and his hopes for the future
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Articles   249-255

Avatars help Keele students hone skills 249
Dawn Connelly finds out about innovations at the school of pharmacy, Keele University, including development of a virtual patient and a unique collaboration with the National Prescribing Centre
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Audits: pitfalls and good practice 250
Brian Hebron, clinical director of pharmacy at City and Sandwell Hospitals, Birmingham, suggests how trusts should approach audits
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Is extemporaneous dispensing really in the best interest of patients? 251-254
In this article Ryan Donnelly, Martin McNally and Johanne Barry examine extemporaneous dispensing in British community pharmacies and call for a UK-wide study to assess the quality of the products prepared and see whether the activity may be actually detrimental to patient safety
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Support and services
Benevolent Fund needs your input 255
David Qualter, fund manager, explains the plans the Benevolent Fund trustees have to prepare it for 21st century pharmacists’ needs
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Reviews   256

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Popular medicines 256
by Peter Homan, Briony Hudson and Raymond C. Rowe
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Six sigma in the pharmaceutical industry: understanding, reducing and controlling variation in pharmaceuticals and biologics 256
by Brian K. Nunnally and John S. McConnell
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Prescribing adult intravenous nutrition 256
by Peter Austin and Mike Stroud
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Accola   257

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Children’s favourite 257
Enid Blyton claimed to have papered the walls of her bedroom in her youth with publishers’ rejection slips, but the surviving diaries of her formative writing years indicate ever-growing success. By the mid-1930s she had got into a prolific stride, which she maintained for another 30 years. By one measure she is the sixth most popular author worldwide
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An alternative career for a pharmacist 257
Fifty years ago, our parents (or grandparents) went wild over Winifred Atwell, one of the most popular pianists ever. She was born in Trinidad but in order to pursue her musical studies she moved to London, where she had gained a place at the Royal Academy of Music
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Honour and fidelity 257
The French Foreign Legion has a glamourous image as a haven for scoundrels, forlorn lovers and unhappy noblemen. Considered an anachronism by some, the legion is today a highly disciplined professional army
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Boredom factor 257
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Medicines, Ethics and Practice: a guide for pharmacists
MEP page

March 2008 amendments 258
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Official notices 2001 to present

Hospital Pharmacists Group committee election 258
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Disciplinary Committee 258-259
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Disciplinary Committee interim order 259
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Obituaries & tributes 259-260

Obituaries
-Allen
-Bray
-Patel

Tributes
-Cooper
-Jackson
-Schofield

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My career   262

Careers

Diverse roles in community pharmacy 262
A career in community pharmacy has provided opportunities to balance the needs of profession and family, says Michael Holden
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Diary
Diary / Health events

Branch meetings 260-261
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Society meetings 259-261
-Academic Pharmacy Group's Easter conference 2008 (3-4 April)
-Faster and smarter analysis (3-4 April)
-Combating counterfeit medicines (12 June)
-South East England Region's annual regional conference 2008 (9 March)
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Future events 241
-Emergency care (4 March)
-Diabetes UK (5-7 March)
-Northamptonshire LPC (9 March)
-Public health forum (1-2 April)
-Anticoagulation meeting (17-18 April)
-UKCPA weekend school (18-20 April)
-Dermatology (21-23 April)
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