Hospital Pharmacist
Vol 14 pp357-388 No 11
December 2007

Jobs and Classified advertising

Comment   358

We must not stand still — reacting to the changes of 2007 358
By Ray Fitzpatrick, PhD, FRPharmS
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News and research update   361-362

News summary  361-362
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-Role of hospital pharmacists during pandemic flu updated
-Funds for NHS cleaning
-New review of equality
-E-prescribing system reduces drug errors
-Patient knowledge of heart risk improves LDL

Special feature: Drug withdrawal   363-372

Life-long learning

Drug withdrawal — the most common problems 363-365
Withdrawal effects can occur when drugs acting on the central nervous system are discontinued, and may be mistaken for other diseases. This article describes the most common withdrawal effects seen in both secondary and primary care
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Drug withdrawal — patient management 367-372
This article describes the techniques used to withdraw routine drug therapy safely, focusing on the drugs that commonly cause withdrawal effects. It describes drug withdrawal in surgical patients and the treatment of neonatal abstinence syndrome
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Careers   373-374

Careers

Helping preregistration trainees meet Society and NHS requirements 373-374
By Rachel Stretch and Helen Middleton, MRPharmS
Hospital preregistration trainee pharmacists must meet the requirements of both the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the NHS. This article describes a Knowledge and Skills Framework outline developed for trainees, that links to the Society’s performance standards
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Meetings   377-380

United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association (UKCPA)
Sharing progress in practice 377-378
Christine Clark and Hannah Pike report on research and best practice presented at the UK Clinical Pharmacy Association autumn symposium
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Procurement and Distribution Interest Group
Are new drugs too expensive? 380
Does a slow uptake of new drugs into the UK market force the industry to raise prices? This was debated at recent PDIG symposium. Gareth Malson reports
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Focus on technicians   382

Focus on technicians

Association of Pharmacy Technicians United Kingdom
Even small changes can help 382
Technicians who are providing innovative services were given the opportunity to share their experience of good practice at a conference organised by APTUK. Tess Fenn reports
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Life-long learning   385-386

Life-long learning

QUESTIONS: Drug withdrawal 386
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ANSWERS: Acute coronary syndromes 385
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Guild Matters (newsletter)   insert

Guild Matters

Guild Matters is a new newsletter from the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists. The newsletter will highlight important issues to pharmacists and news from the Guild
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