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(1) Patients with asthma: problems revealed by medicines use reviews

(2) Beware prescribing targets and guides

(3) How hospital trusts are creating capacity to tackle medicines management

(1) Patients with asthma: problems revealed by medicines use reviews
Locum pharmacist Perry Melnick has been conducting medicines use reviews since May 2005. This year, with the help of pharmacy manager Lee Doherty, he has already performed over 300 at Manor Pharmacy, his regular locum spot in Letchworth. In this article, he shares some of his experiences of MURs for patients who have asthma
Pharmaceutical Journal, 2008;280:281-282 (8 March 2008)
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(2) Beware prescribing targets and guides
Lin-Nam Wang reports highlights from the 19th annual scientific meeting of the Drug Utilisation Research Group held in London in February
Pharmaceutical Journal, 2008;280:343 (22 March 2008)
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See also Drug Utilisation Research Group reports

(3) How hospital trusts are creating capacity to tackle medicines management
To achieve a satisfactory system of medicines management, a fundamental organisational requirement is the creation of capacity and the potential for change to deliver the huge agenda that exists, says chief pharmacist David Campbell. In this article, he gives examples from Northumbria
Pharmaceutical Journal, 2008;280:513-514 (26 April 2008)
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