Archive 23/03/2012 - 30/03/2012

News and Views

Adherence among 123 quality standards on the way from NICE - (27/03/2012)

Alliance vans display warnings about buying fake drugs online - (30/03/2012)

Candidates unveiled for Society’s 2012 national board elections - (30/03/2012)

Co-Operative gains second outpatient dispensing contract - (27/03/2012)

Commissioners urged to integrate pharmacy in alcohol misuse strategies - (27/03/2012)

Consider CCTV for consultation rooms - (28/03/2012)

Data confirm Pandemrix link with narcolepsy - (29/03/2012)

Different LPC models emerge as the NHS landscape is being transformed - (28/03/2012)

Don't let this be your last PJ! - (30/03/2012)

Former health minister Tony Newton dies aged 74 - (27/03/2012)

Free NRT or extra support does not boost helpline quit rates - (30/03/2012)

Generics clawback 5.5% this year in Scotland - (29/03/2012)

Handbook of nonprescription drugs: an interactive approach to self-care 17th edition (Book review) - (27/03/2012)

Health Bill becomes law - (27/03/2012)

Howe not convinced a 24-hour supply obligation will resolve shortages - (27/03/2012)

Industry-healthcare joint working guidance published - (30/03/2012)

Infection management guideline published by NICE - (28/03/2012)

Influence commissioning in London - (30/03/2012)

Lawyer claims simple change could decriminalise errors - (26/03/2012)

LPCs merging in preparation for NHS reforms - (29/03/2012)

Lung cancer campaign launching in England this summer - (27/03/2012)

NICE publishes guidance on TB management - (26/03/2012)

Nuclear pharmacy quick reference (Book review) - (27/03/2012)

PCT to CCG — managing the transition - (28/03/2012)

Pharmacies lose home oxygen service in Scotland - (29/03/2012)

Pharmacist suspended for 12 months after perverting the course of justice conviction - (29/03/2012)

Public not getting the message about what community pharmacies can offer - (29/03/2012)

Pulmonary embolism patients benefit from rivaroxaban - (30/03/2012)

Purple waste — how a hospital trust deals with hazardous waste medicines - (28/03/2012)

Run, swim, throw, cheat — the science behind drugs in sport (book review) - (27/03/2012)

Screening by pharmacists dropped in favour of GPs - (30/03/2012)

SIGN advises on psychotropic drug use by pregnant women - (28/03/2012)

Six-month suspension for technician who claimed payment for hours not worked - (29/03/2012)

Strontium ranelate shows disease modifying effect in osteoarthritis - (26/03/2012)

Students praised for role in “Ask your pharmacist” research - (30/03/2012)

Superdrug pharmacists offer HIV screening - (27/03/2012)

The emperor of all maladies: a biography of cancer (Book review) - (27/03/2012)

Warfarin findings may delay switch to newer oral agents - (27/03/2012)

What's your story? - (30/03/2012)

Blog post

A pill a day keeps the doctor away - (30/03/2012)

Are Universities to blame? - (26/03/2012)

Be prepared to eat your words - (28/03/2012)

Bows, dogs and haloes - (28/03/2012)

Cut, blow-dry and skin cancer - (27/03/2012)

Expiry Date Dilemma - (25/03/2012)

Health by stealth - (26/03/2012)

How cat-poo coffee led to three minutes of fame - (29/03/2012)

Labelling errors? Just blame them on the demon Titivillus - (28/03/2012)

Professional Competency - (28/03/2012)

Third Year Pharmacy Students - do not miss deadlines! - (27/03/2012)

Where Would We Be Without Technology? - (24/03/2012)

Your infection is cleared? That's not going to make money! - (30/03/2012)