Clinical Pharmacist (December 2009)

Clinical Pharmacist

CP 2009;1:465-496

December 2009

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Opinion

Does it do what it says on the tin?
L Mellor
CP 2009;1:466

Editor’s choice
Staffing woes could spoil the plans for high-level practice
M Wright
CP 2009;1:466

Update

NHS pharmacy vacancies reveal training gaps
CP 2009;1:467

Auditing antibiotic prescribing may overburden hospital pharmacists
CP 2009;1:467

Adding cetuximab to radiotherapy benefits head/neck cancer patients
CP 2009;1:468

Capecitabine may cut breast cancer recurrence
CP 2009;1:468

Darbepoetin risks for diabetic patients with renal disease and anaemia
CP 2009;1:468

Mental health pharmacy groups to merge
CP 2009;1:468

New NICE assessment process for medical technologies
CP 2009;1:468

Simpler lipid assessments suggested
CP 2009;1:468

Nicotinic acid with statin therapy “promising”
CP 2009;1:470

High-dose losartan beneficial for heart failure patients
CP 2009;1:470

News feature

Accreditation of advanced practice is on the horizon
G Malson
CP 2009;1:471-472

Columnist

Reflections of an independent prescriber
But do I add value?
S Marsh
CP 2009;1:471-472

Clinical focus

Type 2 diabetes: Pathophysiology and clinical features
E Hackett, N Jacques
CP 2009;1:475-478

Type 2 diabetes: Management
N Jacques, E Hackett
CP 2009;1:479-482

Lifelong Learning
CP 2009;1:483

Practice tools

How to use “trigger drugs” to help identify adverse medication events
G Cavell
CP 2009;1:484-485

Spotlight on medicines

Ustekinumab
C Herring
CP 2009;1:486-488