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DoH publishes revalidation principles
1 Dec 08 | 16.00 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
Principles that will form the basis of a revalidation process for practising pharmacists and registered pharmacy technicians have been announced in a report published by the Department of Health on 27 November 2008 more >
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Online training for counter staff
1 Dec 08 | 14.57 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
An online education resource to help pharmacy assistants discuss weight management issues with customers was launched in November 2008 by Goldshield Pharmaceuticals
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Making your pharmacy’s sales space as profitable as possible
1 Dec 08 | 14.21 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
Turning prescription collectors into shoppers can boost the bottom line of any pharmacy business. One drug manufacturer is offering pharmacies help to make their sales space more profitable. Meanwhile, a retail design firm suggests downsizing pharmacy sales space to increase profits. Gareth Malson explores both approaches
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Fast, sodium-free Panadol launched
1 Dec 08 | 13.09 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
A new formulation of paracetamol was launched in November 2008 by GlaxoSmithKline more >
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PJ letters (29 November 2008)
28 Nov 08 | 22.19 | England Scotland Wales
Letters published in the 29 November 2008 issue of The Pharmaceutical Journal more >
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Gathering momentum
28 Nov 08 | 18.53 | England Scotland Wales
It has arrived, on time and in good working order. The prospectus for the new professional body has now been distributed to members and many other interested parties on behalf of the Transitional Committee, and comments on it are invited up until 9 January 2009 more >
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Transcom’s vision for the new body
28 Nov 08 | 18.38 | England Scotland Wales
The Transitional Committee has published its prospectus for the new professional body for pharmacy. Debbie Andalo describes its highlights
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GPhC: overcoming the iceberg effect
28 Nov 08 | 18.22 | England Scotland Wales
There is an iceberg effect around the regulation of healthcare professionals: it is the disciplinary activities of regulation which generally excite interest and generate news, yet these concentrate retrospectively on only a small minority of practitioners. Unfortunately looking from this perspective distracts us from the primary purpose of professional regulation, which is enhancing patient safety and confidence
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Antibiotic resistance and usage: a global problem that all must tackle
28 Nov 08 | 15.41 | England Wales
Who should take responsibility for ensuring antibiotics are correctly used, and how can we educate users and prescribers? Nicola Cree reports more >
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Planning the pharmacy workforce: who are the happy pharmacists?
28 Nov 08 | 14.45 | England Scotland Wales
In the third of five articles on the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s pharmacy workforce survey, David Guest, Ali Budjanovcanin and Patricia Oakley examine the various factors that affect job satisfaction and commitment among pharmacists
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