Hospital Pharmacist
Vol 13 pp233-264 No 7
July/August 2006

Jobs and Classified advertising

Comment   234

Section 60 response — from the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists 234
By Anthony Oxley, MRPharmS
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News   237-238

News summary  237-238
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-Hospital pharmacist prescribers win awards for patient care
-New ways of working needed to achieve better health care, King's Funs chief says
-Competency framework designer wins Schering award for excellence
-Slow progress in NHS safety

Special feature: Peptic ulcer disease   239-250

Life-long learning

— the disease and non-drug treatment 239-244
Peptic ulcer disease is a common condition that is now recognised as being caused by Helicobacter pylori infection in most cases. This article, the first in a special feature on the condition, describes the clinical features and diagnosis of the disease
Hospital Pharmacist   2006;13:239-244
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— pharmacological treatment 245-250
Treatment of peptic ulcer disease involves stopping bleeding by endoscopic therapy and removing the cause of the problem, which is most commonly non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or Helicobacter pylori. This article describes the treatment options available
Hospital Pharmacist   2006;13:245-250
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Careers   251-252

Careers

Undertaking an MBA — what is involved? 251-252
By Rachael Fallon, MRPharmS, ClinDipPharm
Many pharmacists find that obtaining a postgraduate qualification in management can help their career. This article describes one pharmacist's experience of undertaking a master of business administration degree on a full-time basis
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Articles   253-256

Improving information transfer from hospital to primary care 253-256
by Anthony Young, MRPharmS, MSc
When patients are discharged from hospital, medicines-related information is often not effectively communicated to general practitioners. This article describes how a pharmacy-generated electronic discharge letter could help alleviate this problem, thereby reducing risk to patients
Hospital Pharmacist   2006;13:253-256
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Meetings   257-258

Reports index

Procurement and Distribution Interest Group
Communicating the new ABPI code to NHS customers 257-258
The new ABPI code of practice and the impact of the new EU procurement directives were among issues discussed at the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists procurement and distribution interest group meeting. Hannah Pike reports
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Focus on technicians   259-260

Focus on technicians

Auditing the recording of allergy status in community hospitals 259-260
By Amanda Tempest, RegPharmTech
Failures to record on a drug chart that a patient has a drug allergy can have serious consequences. This article describes the results of an audit carried out at four community hospitals in Sussex and suggests ways in which allergy status recording can be improved
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Life-long learning   261-262

Life-long learning

QUESTIONS: Peptic ulcer disease 262
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ANSWERS: Inflammatory bowel disease 261
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