British Pharmaceutical Conference News summary
BPC
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Pharmacy skill mix report is published
The Department of Health has published its long-awaited consultation paper
on skill mix...[more]
JPAG prize awarded to "Square" research student
A prize confirming a certificate of achievement and a cheque for £100,
courtesy of Pfizer research and development, was presented by the honorary
secretary of the Joint Pharmaceutical Analysis Group, Professor Geoffrey
Phillips, to Catherine Lane, a research student at the School of Pharmacy,
University of London, for her short paper in pharmaceutical analysis...[more]
Ailsa Benson receives 2002 Synergy award...[more]
Harrogate for BPC 2003...[more]
We need to do research like Japan does, says
MP You cannot do research in a country that aspires to be as
good as Japan or the United States, when three-quarters of staff involved
in research in the United Kingdom are paid lousy wages, do not know whether
they have a career structure and wonder if it is even a career worth entering...[more]
Common misconception about LPS Local
pharmaceutical services have not been explained properly, Dr Darrin Baines,
director of MedM, told a fringe meeting held at the Conference...[more]
BPC Research
Side effects of EHC not understood
Almost 50 per cent of women who have taken emergency hormonal contraception
think that it has at least one unsafe side effect, according to researchers...[more]
An important role for pharmacists
New research has identified an important role for pharmacists in the treatment
of depression...[more]
Genetic test before starting warfarin?
Use of a genetic test before starting warfarin therapy could increase
its safety profile, according to new research presented at the Conference...[more]
Poor control of chronic pain About
three-quarters of patients receiving treatment for chronic pain are still
experiencing considerable pain and a third describe theirs as uncontrolled,
a new study reveals...[more] |
