Christmas 2007

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Crisis needs volunteers at Christmas
By giving some of their time over Christmas pharmacists could help vulnerable people cut a path towards a better future, writes John Anderson
PJ 2007;279:592 (24 November 2007)

Christmas presents
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s museum offers a range of pharmacy-related Christmas gift ideas and cards

2007 COMPETITION WINNERS

Animal competition
The winner of our animal competition is Gurvinder Mahal, of Norwich, Norfolk. He will receive Marks & Spencer vouchers to the value of £50.

The total number of animals on our Christmas miscellany pages was 31, made up as follows:

• a pony (p720)
• a mouse (p721)
• a goldfish (p724)
• a gila lizard (p725)
• a tree frog (p726)
• two horses (p727)
• three dogs, two horses, a bird and a lobster (p729)
• a penguin (p730)
• a duck (p731)
• a monkey and a snake (p733)
• three ants (p734)
• six snakes and a beetle (p735)
• a turkey (p739)
• a crocodile (p740)
• an elephant (p742)

Caption competition
Our Christmas caption competition winner is Chris Osborne, of Marldon, Devon, with his caption on the right.

Other entries that amused our panel of judges included:

“As in most pharmacies, training was on the job,” from John and Jane Smith, of Beeston, King’s Lynn

“Miss … Pot … Sit,” from John Taylor, of Aberdour, Fife

“Ava was learning the alphabet. She knew ‘PJ’ but the letters page was no help,” from Shelley Chapman of Salford, Manchester.

Mr Osborne will receive a set of British Society for the History of Pharmacy bone china mugs.

2006 COMPETITION: Can you identify the pharmacy objects?
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Solution PDF (80K)

2005 competitions solution (crossword / caption)
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