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Comment 306
Automated
dispensing series
Automated dispensing — should we be putting on the brakes? 306
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News and reviews 307-308
News summary 307-308
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• New initiative to encourage more medicines for children 307
• Oral methotrexate safety alert issued 307
• Patients not satisfied with medicines advice they receive on leaving
hospital 308
• Pharmacist and technician fees are announced 308
• Do not use percentages or ratios for solutions, study says 308
Special feature: Infertility 311-323
Infertility
— causes and diagnosis 311-314
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By A. Carby, DRCOG, MRCGP, G. Trew, MBBS, MRCOG
Infertility treatment has advanced rapidly in the past 25 years, since the birth of the first baby using in vitro fertilisation. The provision of fertility services is now increasing in the NHS. This article outlines the causes and diagnosis of infertility in men and women
Infertility — treatment 317-323
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By A. Carby, DRCOG, MRCGP, G. Trew, MBBS, MRCOG,
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence issued guidance on fertility treatment in the NHS in Feberuary 2004. The second part of this month's special feature focuses on the procedures and drugs used to promote conception
Careers 325-328
Careers
How can pharmacists become better managers?325-328
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By Ian Harrison, MBA, FRPharmS
Management issues affect all hospital pharmacists — from those at a junior level who have responsibility for their own personal and professional development to those with more strategic issues to deal with. This article looks at the skills needed to manage well and considers management training issues
Articles 330-345
Describing the frequency of IV medication preparation and administration errors 330-336
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By Clare Crowley, MSc, MRPharmS, David Scott, PhD, MRPharmS,
Catherine Duggan, PhD, MRPharmS, Cate M. Whittlesea, PhD, MRPharmS
Case reports in the literature have highlighted problems with the preparation and administration of injectables in clinical areas. This article considers the definitions for IV medication preparation and administration errors and reviews the reported incidence
Tired of being tired — why we should treat cancer-related anaemia 337-338
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By Nicola O’Connell
Mild to moderate anaemia in cancer sufferers has often been left
untreated. This article examines
the impact of fatigue on the quality
of life of these patients and looks
into the treatment options available
Intensive pharmacy input at admission — A pilot project 339-340
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By Kajal Shah, BPharm, MRPharmS, Richard Needle, PhD, MRPharmS, Tracey Foss,
DipClinPharm, MRPharmS, Kieron Watson, BPharm, MRPharmS, Nicola Allsopp
Prescribing on admission to hospital is often inaccurate which may affect the quality of patient care. This article outlines a pilot project to identify drug-related admissions and improve prescribing in this area
Pharmacy services in clinical trial code-breaks 343-345
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By Iben Altman, MSc, MBA, MRPharmS, Steven Brown, BPharm, MRPharmS
The un-blinding of a clinical trial for a particular patient is sometimes required in an emergency situation. This article reports on a survey of the out-of-hours services for clinical trial code-breaks at 20 acute trusts
Drug reviews 341-342
Drug reviews
Leukotriene antagonists in paediatric asthma 341-342
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By Anthony Grosso, MRPharmS and Simon Keady, MRPharmS
The role of leukotriene antagonists, especially in paediatrics, remains unclear. This article, part of an occasional feature of drugs reviews, examines the evidence
Meetings 346
Reports
British Pharmaceutical Nutrition Group / Hospital Pharmacists’ Group 346
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Growth in the market for ready to use parenteral nutrition bags was one of the topics discussed at the British Pharmaceutical Nutrition Group and Hospital Pharmacists’ Group joint study day held in London on 6 July. Ruth Newton and Gil Hardy report
Focus on technicians 349-350
Focus on technicians
CPD for technicians — what support can the CPPE provide? 349-350
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By Paula Hayes, BPharm, MRPharmS, Matthew Shaw, BPharm, MRPharmS
The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education is one of the organisations which plans to support continuing professional development (CPD) for
pharmacy technicians. The
second of our two articles on
CPD for pharmacy
technicians outlines how
this support will be provided
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