Comment 306 |
A good starting point — for medicines management arrangements 306
By Alison B Ewing, FRPharmS
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News 309-310 |
News summary 309-310
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-Variation has reduced in use of
NICE-approved cancer drugs
-New guidance on antibiotics from BNF
-Less than half of registered supplementary prescribers are using skills,
research says
-Barcodes reduce errors, study shows
-Pharmacists identify drug-related problems |
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Special feature: Fungal
infections 313-326 |
Life-long learning
— causes and diagnosis 313-319
The incidence of fungal infections seen in hospital
and in the community is rising, due to increased numbers of susceptible patients
and increasing resistance to antifungal drugs. This article gives an overview
of the most common fungal infections and the organisms that cause them
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— pharmacological therapy 321-326
Treatment of fungal infections is developing rapidly
with advances including less toxic formulations of amphotericin B and the launch
of a new class of drugs, the echinocandins. This article, the second part of
a special feature on fungal infections, describes the treatment options currently
available
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Careers 329-331 |
Careers
A career as … a neonatal pharmacist 329-331
By Maiya Ahmed, MRPharmS
More premature babies, born at increasingly low gestational
ages, are surviving, and so neonatal pharmacy is a rapidly growing area of practice.
This article describes the role of a neonatal pharmacist
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Articles 333-338 |
Automation at ward level — installing a Medi 365 system 333-335
By Christopher Green, PhD, MRPharmS, Don Hughes, MSc, MRPharmS, Joanne
Clubbe, MRPharmS,
Laura Reeves, RGN, and Vicky McClelland
The use of ward-based automated storage is in its
infancy in the UK. This article describes the experiences of one trust in installing
such a system, explaining some of the benefits and challenges
Hospital Pharmacist 2006;13:333-335
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How fair is the KSF? — staff perceptions and concerns 336-338
By Aamer Safdar, MRPharmS, Andrzej Kostrzewski, MRPharmS, and Tony West MRPharmS
Pharmacy staff views on the potential impact of the
NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework on their daily practice were assessed in a
recent study at a London hospital. This article describes the findings, and how
staff and managers need to work together to minimise resistance to change
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Focus on technicians 339-340 |
Focus on technicians
Developing a medicines management course for pharmacy technicians 339-340
By Sheila Woolfrey, PhD, MRPharmS, FCPP
Training pharmacy technicians for extended roles has
traditionally taken place “in house”. This article describes a programme
to develop a standardised course for medicines management technicians working
in the north-east of England and Cumbria
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Life-long learning 341-342 |
Life-long learning
QUESTIONS: Fungal infections 341-342
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ANSWERS: Peptic ulcer disease 341
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