Comment 114 |
Risk sharing schemes — improving patient access to new drugs 114
By Kevan Wind
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News and research update 117-118 |
News summary 117-118
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-Hospital pharmacist groups welcome
Clarke Inquiry report
-New NHS adverts code
-APTUK names award winners
-Research finds new bacterial drug target
-Discharge letter delays cause readmissions
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Special feature: Valvular heart disease 119-134 |
Life-long learning
Valvular heart disease — pathophysiology and management 119-124
The valves of the heart can be affected by a number
of diseases and drugs. This article describes the most common types of valvular
heart disease, the symptoms and diagnosis, and how the disease is managed with
drugs and surgical intervention
Hospital Pharmacist 2008;15:119-124
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Valvular heart disease — preventing thrombosis and endocarditis 127-134
Patients who have undergone heart valve replacement
operations are at risk of thrombosis and endocarditis. This article, the second
in a special feature on valvular heart disease, describes how these risks are
managed
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Careers 135-137 |
Careers
A career as … a domiciliary pharmacist 135-137
By Sara Dilks and Ian Nash
A new model of multidisciplinary team working with
health and social care is being developed in Exeter, with domiciliary pharmacists
included in the team. This article describes how a former hospital pharmacist
and community pharmacist have worked with the local NHS trust to develop the
service
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Letters 138-140 |
Assessing the risk of handling monoclonal antibodies 138-140
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Meetings 141-144 |
European Association of Hospital Pharmacists
Non-specialist pharmacists are a valuable asset to medical teams 141-143
Hospital pharmacists significantly reduce morbidity
and mortality, but a consultant from Denmark believes this impact is maximised
by less specialisation. Gareth Malson reports
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Injectable medicine
Is the safety of injectable medicine improving along the right lines? 144
An NPSA alert regarding the safety of injectable drugs
was released in March 2007.
A year later, health professionals met to discuss the progress made. Christine
Clark reports
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Focus on technicians 145-146 |
Focus on technicians
Empowering technicians to work in extended clinical roles 145-146
Pharmacy technicians at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital
in Gateshead are working in a variety of new clinical roles. This article describes
these new roles and their impact on service delivery and patient care
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Life-long learning 149-150 |
Life-long learning
QUESTIONS: Valvular heart disease 150
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ANSWERS: Skin cancer 149
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