The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 280 pp421-454 No 7497
12 April 2008

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Leading Article   422

More haste, more speed 422
The Government White Paper setting out plans to extend the healthcare services available through community pharmacies in England has been generally welcomed by pharmacy bodies, by other health professions, by the pharmaceutical industry and by the media. And The Journal welcomes it, too. But, although we applaud the direction of travel, we are concerned about the speed of progress
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News & Features   423-433

News summary  423-428
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Lead stories
-White Paper aims to expand pharmacists' frontline role
-Drawbacks of 100-hour pharmacy rules recognised by Government
-Survey reveals extent of workplace bullying in NHS
-Response to Clarke report is generally favourable
-Forth Valley pharmacists extend services for COPD
-New oral anticoagulant launched (Pradaxa)
-Poor communication causes hospital admissions


White Paper signals broad clinical role 429-430
The long-awaited pharmacy White Paper was published last week and has been described by chief pharmaceutical officer Keith Ridge as a landmark document for pharmacy and for patients. Dawn Connelly gives an overview of the wider role the Government proposes for pharmacists in England
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Pharmacy White Paper widely welcomed 431
Dawn Connelly collates responses from the profession and others to the pharmacy White Paper, which was published last week
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Supporting professional aspirations — the Clarke Inquiry vision for pharmacy 432-433
The final report of Nigel Clarke’s independent inquiry into a new professional body for pharmacy goes into great detail on what kind of support it thinks the profession should expect from such a body. Matthew Wright takes a look at some of the inquiry’s recommendations on the scope and function of this future organisation
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Products   434-435

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Products   434-435
-New medicines
-SPC changes
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Recalls   434-435
-Neupro
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Drug tariff updates   434-435
-England and Wales (April)
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Letters   436-439

-White Paper
-Community pharmacy
-Domain names
-Minor ailment service
-Electronic prescriptions
-Hospital pharmacy
-Procurement
-Euthanasia
-Council election
-Health and safety
-The Society
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Articles   440-443

British Pharmaceutical Conference
BPC 2008: Pharmacy in the 21st century 440-441
The 2008 British Pharmaceutical Conference takes place in Manchester from Sunday 7 September to Tuesday 9 September, with the theme “Pharmacy in the 21st century: adding years to life and life to years”. The articles on these two pages summarise what is in store for participants
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Practice-based commissioning
A resource to help primary care pharmacists in England involved in practice-based commissioning 442-443
What does practice-based commissioning mean for primary care pharmacists? Heidi Wright, head of practice at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, outlines the benefits of becoming involved and points to the various resources available
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Meetings   444

Reports index

British Small Animal Veterinary Association
Importance of understanding zoonoses 444
Diseases contracted from pets, fear aggression in dogs, tick-borne diseases of pets and analgesia in cats were among the topics covered at the 2008 British Small Animal Veterinary Association congress, attended by nearly 7,000 veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses. Steven Kayne reports
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Registered Technician (newsletter)   insert

Registered Technician back issues

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Accola   445

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The long voyage to the defeat of scurvy 445
The need to include fresh plant food or raw animal flesh in the diet to prevent disease has been known from ancient times. The preventive and curative use of lemon juice for scurvy was recommended as early as 1617, and in 1734 abstinence from fresh vegetables was charged with being the primary cause of the disease
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Cold comfort in the land of fires 445
Charles Darwin was intrigued by the Amerindians of Tierra del Fuego when in 1831 he sailed on HMS Beagle round the southernmost tip of South America on his way to survey Pacific wildlife
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A Victorian engineering triumph 445
A survey among friends and acquaintances suggests that the British rarely consider the Isle of Man as a holiday destination. This is surprising, in view of the wealth of historical, cultural and scenic interest and the wildlife-spotting opportunities that the island affords
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April Council meeting
Council meeting reports

April Council meeting 446
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Lay members whose term of office ends in May are to be considered for reappointment to the Council 446
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Staged retention fee payments may be available from 2009 447
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Society would like an e-mail address for every member 447
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Pharmacy prescribers to be recognised by use of postnominal initials447
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Medicines, Ethics and Practice: a guide for pharmacists
MEP page

April 2008 amendments 447
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Motions for the 2008 branch representatives’ meeting 448-451
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s 2008 branch representatives’ meeting takes place at its London headquarters on 22 May. Set out below are the 10 motions submitted for debate, each followed by an explanatory paragraph from the branch or branches concerned and background information provided by the Society’s Council. All motions carried by the meeting will be referred to the Council for consideration
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Official notices 2001 to present

Annual General Meeting 452
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Council Election 452
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Non-referral consultation 452
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Hospital Pharmacists Group Committee Election 2008 452
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Erasure from the Register on the direction of the Disciplinary Committee 452
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Obituaries & tributes 452-453

Obituaries
-Garrett
-Gould
-Hayes
-McKenzie
-Pearson
-Walters

Tributes
-Garrett

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Diary
Diary / Health events

Branch meetings 453-454
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Society meetings 452-454
-London headquarters open day (20 April)
-Scottish Office open day (27 April)
-Regional conference — Advancing your practice (27 April)
-Biologically active compounds in foods and drinks (1 May)
-Symposium — Pharmacogenetics in context (4 June)
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Future events 435
-Information prescriptions (28 April)
-Supply chain and logistics (13-15 May)
-Mental health (21 May)
-Sports injuries (21 May)
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Wants 435
-Anecdotes
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