The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 277 No 7410 p103
22 July 2006

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· Professional regulation
· Code of Ethics (2)
· The profession (4)
· Community pharmacy (2)
· Multiples
· Accuracy checking
· CPPE (3)
· Medicines use review
· Emergency supplies (2)
· Controlled Drugs
· NHS
· Nutrition
· Fellowship
· The Council
· Retention fees
· Section 60 Order

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Multiples

Pots, kettles, frying pans and fires

From Mr A. Farquhar, MRPharmS

The recent Lloyds “knocking copy” advertisement (PJ, 24 June, pA3) and subsequent PJ apology (PDF 30K) with a Boots statement (PJ, 8 July, p42) rather put me in mind of pots and kettles. Both companies frequently target employed pharmacists (usually at their place of work) with letters and telephone calls suggesting that their working lives will be much enriched in the land of the large multiple. I have written to both companies in the past asking if they think approaching pharmacists at their place of work is acceptable practice, although neither has bothered to reply.

Perhaps an employment move between such large organisations should put me more in mind of frying pans and fires.

Alastair Farquhar
Lincoln

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