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Public health: why pharmacy counts

Miriam Armstrong, chief executive of PharmacyHealthLink, explains what public health means and how pharmacists can contribute to it.…

Published: 6 January 2007

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Peri-operative nutrition — the role of the pharmacist

This article, the second in a special feature on nutrition in hospital, describes the nutritional issues that pharmacists need to consider in surgical patients.Potential interactions between nutrients in enteral feeds and drugs are also discussed.…

Published: 13 November 2006

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What will elected technicians bring to the reformed Council’s deliberations?

Next week, the new Council, with its 17 pharmacists, 10 lay members, one academic appointment and two pharmacy technicians, will officially take over from the existing Council. Dawn Connelly interviews technician Lesley Morgan, to find out about her expectations of serving on the Council…

Published: 21 May 2005

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What will elected technicians bring to the reformed Council’s deliberations?

Next week, the new Council, with its 17 pharmacists, 10 lay members, one academic appointment and two pharmacy technicians, will officially take over from the existing Council. Dawn Connelly interviews technician Lesley Morgan, to find out about her expectations of serving on the Council…

Published: 21 May 2005

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Taking medicines review into a mosque

Cultural barriers can limit access to mainstream health care services among patients from ethnic minorities. Tom Moberly met Alia Gilani, a bilingual pharmacist running a medicines review clinic based in a mosque, which has helped to overcome these barriers and increase attendance at clinics.…

Published: 14 May 2005

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Interview with a trematode parasite

Last week, Georgina Boodhooinvited a special guest to her popular radio programme, broadcast from Africa. Here is an excerpt from the show…

Published: 18 December 2004

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From sparks and smells to Nobel prize

This week The Journal publishes details of the British Pharmaceutical Conference to be held in Manchester from 27 to 29 September. Sir Harry Kroto, one of this year’s invited speakers, talks to Harriet Adcock (on the staff of The Journal) about his career and…

Published: 26 June 2004

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Social determinants of health and illness

This article considers a socio-economic model of health and illness and its role in explaining health chances and risks.…

Published: 5 October 2002

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Implementing an automated dispensing system

Wirral Hospital NHS Trust recently won an award for an evaluation of a new automated dispensing system at the trust’s pharmacy (PJ, 23 March, p388). In this article, pharmacists from the trust describe the introduction of the automated dispensing system and its impact on staffing requirements, pre…

Published: 30 March 2002

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Inspection and enforcement under the Medicines Act

The Pharmaceutical Journal Vol 266 No 7131 p85-88January 20, 2001 By Douglas Simpson, MRPharmS A key element in the system that seeks to ensure the quality of the medicines used in the United Kingdom is the inspection and enforc…

Published: 20 January 2001

Features

Public health: why pharmacy counts

Peri-operative nutrition — the role of the pharmacist

What will elected technicians bring to the reformed Council’s deliberations?

What will elected technicians bring to the reformed Council&#8217;s deliberations?

Taking medicines review into a mosque

Interview with a trematode parasite

From sparks and smells to Nobel prize

Social determinants of health and illness

Implementing an automated dispensing system

Inspection and enforcement under the Medicines Act

What will elected technicians bring to the reformed Council’s deliberations?