Medicines Management
Issue no 5
September/October 2002
ISSN 1474-192X

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Pharmacy-based osteoporosis screening a success for all concerned
Services offered by pharmacists are increasingly varied. Monika Polak describes the initiative in London where pharmacists are screening at-risk patients for osteoporosis
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Close co-operation over repeat dispensing saves time and money
Repeat dispensing schemes of all shapes and sizes are being established. Monika Polak investigates one such scheme in Wales
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Spark of enthusiasm is all it needs
Vanessa Brown describes what she has learnt from being a project facilitator with two different medicines management pilots
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Managing medicines: keep on talking
Co-operation and communication is the key to making medicines management schemes work. Naomi Kempner reports
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We have reached a turning point for clinical risk management
Clinical risk management must be an integral part of any medicines management strategy. David Kaye argues the case from the point of view of a primary care trust
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Prescribing — from policy into practice
Pharmacist prescribing will be a reality next year. Clive Jackson, chairman of the Faculty of Prescribing and Medicines Management board, looks at what has already been done and what still needs to be done
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We would like to hear from you

MedicinesManagement depends on readers for information about the development of new services either run by pharmacists or closely involving them. If you have a story to tell, or have heard about a scheme that you would like to hear more about, send details to:

Medicines Management Suggestions
1 Lambeth High Street
London SE1 7JN

or email: monika.polak@pharmj.org.uk

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