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Comment 170
Collaboration is the key to better medicines management 170
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News and reviews 171-172
News summary 171-172
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• Communication between IT systems boosted by dictionary 171
• Independent nurse prescribing extended 171
• Agenda for change technician profiles agreed 171
• Help for NHS pharmacists to climb on the property ladder 172
• Clinical trials regulations now in force 172
Special feature: Colorectal cancer 175-192
Colorectal cancer
— the disease and its management 175-177
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By Pamela Mason, PhD, MRPharmS
Over 33,000 patients are diagnosed with colorectal cancer in the UK every year. This article outlines the epidemiology, clinical features and non-pharmacological treatment of the disease
Colorectal cancer
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By Caroline Waters, MRPharmS, DipPharmPrac
The past decade has seen
major advances in the
treatment options for colorectal cancer. The second part of this month’s special feature focuses
on the current and future
drug treatment of the disease
Careers 195-197
Careers
DPharm Degree — why a doctorate degree for pharmacists is needed 195-197
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By Peter Taylor, MRPharmS
UK academic institutions are now offering a doctorate degree
in pharmacy. This article suggests why a doctorate of
pharmacy is needed and explains how one was setup
Articles 198-202
Automated dispensing series
Automated dispensing — practical tips on managing implementation 198-200
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By Ashik Shah, MRPharmS
Implementing automated dispensing generally requires changes to be
made both to the physical make-up of the dispensary and to methods of
working. This fourth article in the automated dispensing series sets out aspects of the implementation process and offers some practical tips
Pharmacy intervention monitoring — a clinical tool 201-202
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By Philip Dean, MRPharmS, Jane Robson, MRPharmS, Philippa Walters, MRPharmS
Intervention monitoring has been conducted as part of the clinical pharmacy service for many years.
This article outlines the use of a pharmacy computer system to
record interventions, which can be accessed remotely at the bed-side
Papers 203-206
Auditing prescribing errors in a psychiatric hospital. Are pharmacists’ interventions effective? 203-206
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By Jean Stubbs, MSc, MRPharmS, Camilla Haw, MA, MRCPsych, Caroline Cahill, BPharm,
MRPharmS
Objectives — To determine the nature and severity of prescribing errors in a psychiatric hospital, to compare these findings with those of a previous survey and to assess the effectiveness of pharmacy interventions for correcting these errors.
Focus on technicians 208-210
Reports
Focus on technicians
Association of Pharmacy Technicians United Kingdom annual conference 208-210
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Having technicians as a key part of the health care team was a major theme of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians United Kingdom annual conference held at Templepatrick, Northern Ireland from 22–25 April. Rachel Graham reports
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