Prescribing & Medicines Management
Issue no 6
November/December 2003
ISSN 1474-192X

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Pharmacists positive about supplementary prescribing
Pharmacists who are the first to join supplementary prescribing courses tell Clare Bellingham what they think about the contents
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Linking up to the NHSnet in London
Many community pharmacists feel left out of the National Health Service fold by being unable to access the NHSnet. Debbie Andalo describes a pilot where that link has now been forged
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How to ensure chief executives put your needs on their agenda
Medicines management schemes are meant to be in place in all primary care trusts in England by 2004. Debbie Andalo describes progress in different parts of the country
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Update on Ask About Medicines Week
Gabby Clezy was closely involved in Ask About Medicines Week in Surrey. Here, she wonders whether it was a great success — either nationally or locally
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Integrating a PCT formulary with GP computer systems
Although many PCTs now have agreed formularies, adherence to those formularies depends on accessibility of information and ease of use. Dan Thomas reports on work in Cornwall to integrate a paper formulary with GPs' computer systems, and to involve pharmacists in promoting formulary compliance
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Managing medicines the patient's way
Helping patients to get the best from their medicines is a laudable target. But how do health care professionals know what patients actually want from their treatments and the problems they themselves perceive? Naomi Kempner reports
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Faculty updates accreditation process
The Faculty of Prescribing and Medicines Management was set up in March 2001 as a semi-autonomous professional body within the College of Pharmacy Practice (CPP). It provides professional support for pharmacists in the UK, from any professional background, who are interested in and/or working in the specialist area of prescribing and medicines management
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