The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 280 pp383-420 No 7496
5 April 2008

Jobs and Classified advertising

Leading Articles   384

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The devil is still in the detail 384
Nigel Clarke’s independent inquiry into the future professional body for pharmacy — which recommends embracing pharmacists and related professionals — was published this week. The Journal hopes that people who responded to the consultation will find that the report makes largely comforting reading
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Vote! And give the Council a mandate 384
Papers for this year’s Royal Pharmaceutical Society Council and national board elections will shortly appear on members’ doormats, if they have not already done so. The field reflects a wider range of interests than has sometimes been the case in the recent past, and The Journal hopes that this means that the membership, too, will be more engaged
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News & Features   385-394

News summary  385-392
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Lead stories
-Clarke says Society will be part of professional body
-NHS Wales consultation proposes abolition of internal market
-White paper to offer new pharmacy roles

-Adverse reactions to paediatric medicines studied
-Vascular checks could be done through pharmacies
-Telmisartan effective alternative to ACE inhibitor
-Abacavir and didanosine linked to heart attack risk in HIV patients
-MPs slate plans to cut funding for second degrees
-Pharmacy companies now liable to prosecution for manslaughter
-Tocilizumab affective for arthritis


What to advise for coughs and colds 393
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency announced last week that certain cough and cold medicines are no longer suitable for children under the age of two years. Matthew Wright explains the agency’s rationale and puts to rest some misconceptions surrounding the change
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Climate change
Protecting health from climate change 394
The theme of this year’s World Health Day on 7 April is protecting health from climate change. Dawn Connelly looks at why the World Health Organization believes healthcare professionals should take action to mitigate the effects of climate change and how pharmacists can contribute
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Products   395

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Products   395
-SPC changes
-Counter products
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Broad Spectrum   396

Why pharmacies are in the prime place 396
By Jo Webber
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Letters   397-401

-Society elections
-Devolution
-Medication errors
-Children's medicines
-The new contract
-Community pharmacy
-Patient safety
-Responsible pharmacist
-CPPE
-Education
-The Society
-Pharmacy in the media
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Agenda   402

Agenda articles

Why the restricted title “pharmacist” is strangling the profession 402
By John Rees
Among the numerous issues currently being addressed by the profession are the distinction between practising and non-practising members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, the place of industrial pharmacists and the recognition of retired members. Uncertainty surrounding these issues has led to debate regarding the declaration for non-practising members
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Articles   403-405

Pet month: an opportunity for pharmacy 403
National Pet Month starts on 5 April 2008, promoting responsible pet ownership. It gives community pharmacists a chance to show they are keen to offer high quality medicines and advice to Britain’s millions of pet owners. Heidi Wright, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s head of practice, outlines why and how pharmacists should get involved
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Early lessons from a local intelligence network on managing Controlled Drugs 404-405
Legislation was introduced last year to improve the management of Controlled Drugs. In this article David Harris, Alison Tennant and Duncan Jenkins describe problems encountered and progress made by Dudley Primary Care Trust in setting up a local intelligence network
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Meetings   406-407

Reports index

British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association
We should work towards pharmacists replacing doctors in prescribing roles 406-407
Over 80 pharmacy students attended the British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association annual conference. Gareth Malson reports
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Ginger snaps   408

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Knowing one’s onions 408
The onion (Allium cepa) is a close relative of garlic (A sativum) so it is hardly surprising that they share many characteristics, not least their purported health benefits, of which there are several
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Devil in the detail 408
The recent enlargement of the EU has affected many aspects of our daily life — the arrival in Britain of Polish plumbers and suchlike — but its principal effect on community pharmacy has been to make clients’ names harder to pronounce
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Why austere Benedictine monks were offered five pints of ale a day 408
More than 150 years have passed since John Snow famously managed to have the handle removed from the water pump in London’s Broad Street to stop the spread of cholera
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD)   411-414

Recent articles

Hepatitis
An overview of hepatitis: part 1  411-414
The UK is the only major developed country showing an increase in the number of deaths from all forms of liver disease, including hepatitis. In part 1, Gareth Nickless focuses on non-viral hepatitis and drug use in liver dysfunction
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Council election 2008 “Who’s who” 409-410
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National board candidates’ “Who’s who” 415-417
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Two members elected unopposed to Council and three to Scottish board 418
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Law and Ethics Bulletin 2001 to present
Retrievable audit trail 418
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Multiple packs 418
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Advice on the use of cough and cold products in children 419
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Official notices 2001 to present

Disciplinary Committee 419
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Obituaries & tributes 419

Obituaries
-Duthie
-Hazlehurst
-Styles

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Diary
Diary / Health events

Branch meetings 420
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Society meetings 419-420
-London headquarters open day (20 April)
-Scottish Office open day (27 April)
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Future events 395
-Marketing public health (30 April)
-EHC training in Merthyr Tydfil or Rhondda Cynon Taff
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Resources 395
-PPRT website
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Corrections 395
-Tribute to Arthur Pipe
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