The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 268 No 7180 p73-76
19 January 2002

Society News summary

Pharmacists are unsung heroes, Society tells Commons drugs policy inquiry Rules barring electronically generated prescriptions for methadone must be changed to enable pharmacists to continue to manage the dispensing of a million prescriptions a year, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has told the Home Affairs Select Committee inquiry on government drugs policy...[more]

Library now has more than 10,000 books for loan The Royal Pharmaceutical Society's library now has more than 10,000 items available for loan...[more]

Pharmacists sought for NHS Direct and NHS 24 "guardian groups" The Royal Pharmaceutical Society is seeking to appoint pharmacists from England, Scotland and Wales to sit on "guardian groups" responsible for reviewing the clinical content of the algorithms used in the NHS Direct and NHS 24 clinical assessment system...[more]