Chemist & Druggist articles from March 2006

Chemist & Druggist archives from March 2006

Hants & IoW LPC local oxygen deal.(Local Community Pharmacy)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... Hampshire & Isle of Wight LPC has negotiated a three-month deal for pharmacy contractors to supply a domiciliary oxygen service. Agreed with 10 local PCTs, the new scheme came into effect from February 1. According to Hampshire and IoW LPC...

NPA questions DoH `spin'.(National Pharmaceutical Association on United Kingdom's Department of Health)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... The NPA has questioned the way the Department of Health has tried to suggest there was always going to be a transition period in the introduction of the home oxygen service. On Wednesday, the NPA said: "It was always made clear to...

Industry backs campaign.
March 4, 2006... Pharmacy trade bodies, multiples and wholesalers have pledged their support for C&D's campaign to give back patient choice in oxygen. Simon Colebeck, Numark managing director, described the new system as a "complete shambles. This has been...

YOUR VIEWS.(Letter to the Editor)
March 4, 2006... We would support this campaign. Pharmacists have a role visiting patients to make sure they understand how they are using these products." Riaz Esmail, Fairview Pharmacy, Edgware, Middx "Yes, I'll put my name to the campaign. The idea...

Concerns taken to Westminster.(Cambrian Alliance)
March 4, 2006... Cambrian Alliance has presented the Department of Health with an account of over 80 pharmacists carrying out emergency oxygen deliveries. The pharmacy buying group, representing 150 contractors in England and Wales, called for the...

Scotland backs patient choice.(Scottish Pharmaceutical General Council)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... The Scottish Pharmaceutical General Council has backed C&D's campaign following the changes to patient oxygen supplies in England and Wales. Frank Owens, SPGC chairman, said any attempts to "cherry pick" individual elements of the...

Choice in Oxygen needs you.
March 4, 2006... Leading players in community pharmacy have already pledged their support for our `Choice in Oxygen' campaign. To really be effective, our campaign needs you. If the Department of Health is going to listen, we need to show them that there...

In brief: AAH's e-solutions.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... AAH's latest pharmacy computer system update allows key parts of the new pharmacy contracts in England and Wales and Scotland to be carried out electronically. LinkEvolution 9 software adds the functionality for recording medicines use...

In brief: NI negotiations.(Pharmaceutical Contractors Committee)(Northern Ireland)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... Negotiations between the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland and the Pharmaceutical Contractors Committee are ongoing, the department has confirmed. Work is progressing on a cost survey, which Terry...

In brief: OOH reminder.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... The DoH and PSNC have issued a reminder to contractors that the transitional arrangements for rota and care home services will end on March 31. The only services affected are those agreed under the additional pharmaceutical services...

Central dispensaries will grow in stature, says AU.(Alliance UniChem)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... Central dispensaries free up pharmacists to provide patient services and will have an increasing role, Alliance UniChem has said. The wholesaler opened six central dispensaries during 2005, one of which is dedicated to dispensing repeat...

MP gets one in a million Lloyds check-up.(Caroline Flint )(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... Health minister Caroline Flint has become the millionth person to receive a health test at Lloydspharmacy. The MP joined pharmacist Irani Jumnoodoo for a check-up during her visit to Lloydspharmacy's branch at West Wickham, Kent. ...

Mawdsleys hits #300m mark.(company sales and earnings)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... Pharmacy IT and parallel imports have helped Mawdsleys increase its turnover to over #300 million in 2006, the wholesaler has revealed. The Manchester based firm said the growth of its Positive Solutions and Doncaster Pharmaceuticals...

Society looks for 20:20 vision within two years.(Royal Pharmaceutical Society )(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... The Royal Pharmaceutical Society is to develop a vision of where pharmacy should be by the year 2020. Members of the profession will be asked to contribute to the Pharmacy 20:20 project as part of a consultation process likely to start in...

Role highlighted in self-care guide.(pharmacists )(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... Pharmacists can play an important role in helping people with long-term conditions to manage their own health, according to a guide published this week by the Department of Health. The document, Supporting people with long-term conditions...

Further hints that RPSGB roles will be divided.(Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... Two senior pharmacy figures have hinted that the Royal Pharmaceutical Society may not be able to retain both its regulatory and representative roles. RPSGB president Hemant Patel said he feared the soon-to-be published Foster Review, which...

Pfizer OTC sale?(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... Pfizer could put its #10 billion consumer healthcare business up for sale in 2006, the company has revealed. Pfizer said it was investigating "strategic alternatives" for Pfizer Consumer Healthcare to unlock the value of the business for...

Wales hints at prescribing rollout.(pharmacists )(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... The extension of prescribing to pharmacists in Wales has been given an important boost by health minister Brian Gibbons. Dr Gibbons told the Welsh Assembly that discussions had opened with stakeholders about "how they want to prioritise...

PDA policy aims to tackle workload issues.(Pharmacists' Defence Association)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... The Pharmacists' Defence Association has launched a policy that aims to tackle inadequate staffing levels in pharmacies. A major part of the initiative is concerned with lobbying for a national policy that addresses poor staffing levels,...

Invest to survive, says Devon pharmacist.(future of pharmacy)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... A Devon pharmacist says the only way a pharmacy business will survive in the future is to invest in providing more healthcare services to the local community. Bob Gould, owner of the Pines Pharmacy in Exmouth, has invested #40,000 on a...

Lloyds' classic car battle ends in stalemate.(car court battle)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... A row between multi-millionaire classic car enthusiasts over which of their Jaguars should bear a historic registration number ended in costly stalemate on Tuesday. In a case which cost an estimated #250,000 in legal bills, Lloydspharmacy...

AU-Boots unveils pharmacy sell-off plan.(Boots and UniChem to be merged)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... Boots and UniChem will consider divesting pharmacies where keeping them post-merger would result in a substantial lessening of competition. They have also said that they would divest such pharmacies in `packages'. The pledge comes in a...

Campaign: DoH promises compensation package.(Department of Health)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... A series of emergency oxygen meetings with the DoH have yielded the promise of a decommissioning fee for contractors holding headsets at the end of the transition period. On Tuesday, PSNC met with the DoH to discuss pharmacists' supporting...

Campaign: DOH denies `crisis' talks over oxygen.(United Kingdom's Department of Health)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... The Department of Health has denied that it has been holding what were described last week in the Health Service Journal as "crisis talks" with the four companies responsible for supplying oxygen to patients at home. A DoH spokesman told...

Campaign: Suppliers blame pharmacy for oxygen crisis.
March 4, 2006... Suppliers to the new home oxygen therapy service have tried to blame pharmacy contractors for the oxygen shortages. In a statement issued to C&D, Allied Respiratory points out that instead of a phased transfer of existing cylinder patients...

Campaign: Give us the chance to help, say pharmacists.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... Pharmacists have backed C&D's campaign for patient choice in oxygen supply as the service continues to falter under private delivery firms. Contractors urged the Government to include them in the supply of domiciliary oxygen or risk...

Opinion: Oxygen supply.
March 4, 2006... Our question to pharmacists this week was: Do you back C&D's campaign to give patients choice in oxygen supply? "I support C&D's campaign" Brian Foster, Lincs "You may rely on our company to support this campaign in any way...

Comment: Oxygen pressure remains high.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
March 4, 2006... From the Editor The problems that oxygen patients have been facing since gas suppliers took over `responsibility' of supply a month ago shows few signs of abating. Fortunately, pharmacists have been doing their utmost to ensure that...

Your views: Spurred on by oxygen fiasco.(Brief Article)(Column)
March 4, 2006... Fiona Wyborn offers a view of oxygen supply from the grass roots For the first time I have voted in the C&D poll about the oxygen fiasco. I have been a community pharmacist for 18 years, most of the time at pharmacies supplying oxygen. ...

Northern Ireland notebook: Great future for the multiples.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... UniChem has 50 contracts and Boots 28, giving a merged company 78 or about 15 per cent of the Northern Ireland pharmacy business. It's not a monopoly but a new Alliance-Boots of this scale would be a major force. If the merger succeeds,...

TOPICAL REFLECTIONS: Get behind the oxygen campaign.
March 4, 2006... The C&D Choice in Oxygen campaign has my full support. Whether or not it is successful, the point is that pharmacists must speak out about this tragic fiasco rather than simply muttering under their breath as usual. The story has made the...

TOPICAL REFLECTIONS: Exanta bites the dust..is this progress?(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... The scrapping of plans to launch the novel blood-thinning agent Exanta (C&D, February 25, p22) is a blow to medicine. This new drug was apparently superior to warfarin for preventing venous thromboembolism yet did not require monitoring or dose...

SKIN TIPS.(use emollients effectively)
March 4, 2006... Q My child has just been diagnosed with eczema and I've been recommended to use emollients to keep the eczema under control. Could you give me some advice regarding how to use emollients effectively? Emollients should be used liberally and...

LETTER: The caring profession must make a stand.(Letter to the Editor)
March 4, 2006... I am delighted, both as chairman of UniChem and as a pharmacist myself, to support C&D's campaign for patient choice with regard to the supply of oxygen. I wholeheartedly believe that pharmacy should unite on this crucial issue - the...

Pharmacy update: Questioning cough.
March 4, 2006... The College of Pharmacy Practice This course (module 1362), in association with multiple choice questions being published in C&D April 1, provides one hour's continuing education This article can help in the following CPD competencies:...

Glucosamine and chondrotin of limited benefit in osteoarthritis.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... Glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate appear ineffective at relieving the pain of osteoarthritis. US researchers randomised nearly 1,600 patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis to receive either glucosamine 1,500mg, chondroitin...

Medical matters: Update on orlistat prescribing.
March 4, 2006... Last week's Pharmacy Update entitled "Battle of the bulge" (C&D, February 25, p19-21) stated that, according to Nice, orlistat should only be prescribed for patients who have lost at least 2.5kg through diet and exercise and meet certain...

Medical matters: Intervention evidence is weak.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... Pharmacist-led medication interventions are effective at reducing hospital admissions, but the evidence is weak, UK researchers have said. Analysis of 17 studies found that pharmacist-led medication reviews significantly reduced secondary...

Medical matters: European Medicines Agency gives drugs the green light.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... Medicines for osteoporosis and soft tissue infections were among the products given a preliminary green light by the European drug regulator last week. The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) adopted positive opinions on: * Preotact...

Scriptlines: Revatio tabs.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... Pfizer has launched Revatio 20mg tablets (sildenafil) for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Therapy should only be initiated by a physician experienced in treating PAH, and recommended dosing is one tablet three times a day....

Scriptlines: More Easyhalers.(budesonide inhalers )(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... Ranbaxy has added three budesonide inhalers to its breath-actuated Easyhaler range. Available in 100mcg, 200mcg and 400mcg per actuation strengths, Easyhaler Budesonide is indicated for the treatment of mild, moderate and severe persistent...

Marketwatch: New category from Activa.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... ActiLymph is a new compression range from Activa Healthcare for people with lymphoedema and lymphovenous disease. As it is the first time such products have been prescribable on FP10, Activa claims to be creating a new category in the...

Marketwatch: Sensitive sun protection from Garnier.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... Garnier has expanded its Ambre Solaire suncare range with the introduction of variants for sensitive skins and a bigger children's range. The UV Sensitive range has been developed to cater for sensitive, sun- sensitive and sun-intolerant...

Marketwatch: Latest Solpadeine tablet bridges the analgesics gap.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... Solpadeine Migraine Ibuprofen and Codeine Tablets have been launched to bridge the gap between simple analgesics and prescribed triptans. Each tablet contains ibuprofen 200mg and codeine phosphate hemihydrate 12.8mg and the adult dose is...

Marketwatch: Getting out and about with Avent.(Isis iQ Uno)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... The Isis iQ Uno out and about set has been launched by Avent for breast- feeding mothers wanting to express milk away from home. The set provides everything needed to express, store and transport milk, says Avent. The Isis iQ Uno handheld...

Marketwatch: Nail files with style.(Stylfile)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... The Stylfile, an S-shaped emery board, has been launched by Paul Murray. Curved to mirror the shape of nails, the product claims to be quicker and easier to use than a conventional file. The Stylfile is made with silicon carbide abrasive...

Marketwatch: Manual brush with a pulse.(Oral-B Pulsar toothbrush)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... The Oral-B Pulsar toothbrush is designed to look like a manual brush and is described as "fully disposable". The brush contains an AAA battery that powers a pulsing vibration in the head. The brush is said to penetrate deep between the...

Marketwatch: Numark unveils new baby face.(baby bath, lotion, tear free shampoo and oil)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... Numark's babycare range has been relaunched with improved formulations and updated packaging. The range includes hypoallergenic baby bath, lotion, tear free shampoo and oil. Baby powder to dry skin after bathing and changing completes the...

Business statistics: Confidence returns.(Pharmacists' sales)(electric personal care products)(Consumer spending)
March 4, 2006... Retail sales The December revival in retail sales growth proved only temporary. In January, 17 per cent of chemists saw lower volumes. Overall, volumes were down for 11 per cent of retailers, but there are high expectations for February...

Smoking: Dying Embers.
March 4, 2006... Around 700,000 people will give up smoking as a result of the forthcoming ban on smoking in public places. And many of them will want advice and support from their pharmacist. Steve Bremer reports The Government decision to ban smoking in...

Smoking: The NRT market.(Nicotinell)
March 4, 2006... Nicotinell is the fastest growing brand in the smoking cessation market, with 19.9 per cent growth in a market that is growing at 6.6 per cent (IRI, all HBA outlets, Nov 26 2005: 52 w/e). Its overall brand share stands at 19 per cent. ...

Smoking: Pharmacist wins award for outstanding smoking cessation work.(Stop Smoking Supporter of the Year)
March 4, 2006... Dhimant Patel, of Healthways Chemist in Pinner, Middlesex, was runner- up Stop Smoking Supporter of the Year at the 2005 Quit Awards. His smoking cessation work is particularly innovative because of his achievements with patients who do not...

Smoking: How the scheme works.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... Clients can enrol on the scheme either directly at Healthways Chemist or via a referral from other healthcare professionals. Each client has to complete an assessment form that is faxed to Harrow PCT for approval. All quitters receive five...

Smoking: No Smoking Day.(No Smoking Day)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... Wednesday, March 8 Up to two million smokers are expected to try and quit their habit on No Smoking Day, even more than the 1.6m who quit on last year's No Smoking Day. Ben Youdan, No Smoking Day's chief executive, says: "No Smoking...

Smoking: Nicotine: dispelling the myths.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... * Nicotine is not carcinogenic. There are more than 4,000 other chemicals in cigarette smoke, many of which are known to cause cancer. The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and nitrosamines are particularly to blame. * Nicotine is not...

Smoking: How to use NRT in new patient groups.(Nicotine Replacement Therapy)
March 4, 2006... Following the conclusion of the Committee on Safety of Medicines on NRT that the dangers of continued smoking far outweigh any risk from NRT, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has advised that NRT use should be widened to...

Back ISSUES: Stay bite-free with a frog.(frogs secretion used for mosquito bite control)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... An Australian amphibian may hold the key to mosquito repellents, a team of scientists has claimed. Researchers from the University of Adelaide found the secretions from dumpy tree frogs are effective at keeping mosquitoes at bay. The...

Back ISSUES: Own goal for Middlesbrough.(Franck Queudrue joins pahramcy for public attention to the services pharmacy offers )(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... A Middlesbrough pharmacy achieved its goal of encouraging healthy living with help from a premiership football star. Middlesbrough player Franck Queudrue joined pharmacy staff to open the relocated Marton Pharmacy. Health...

Back ISSUES: Men are the sickly sex.(University of Baltimore)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... As every wife and girlfriend knows, men can make even a mild cold sound like a terrible case of 'flu. While their exaggerations and complaints can make them the worst patients to care for, research has found their moaning might be justified....

Appointments: Positive Solutions.(appointed Robert McLoughlin, Sophie Maxwell, John Kentall )(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... Positive Solutions has announced several new appointments. Robert McLoughlin, who joins the company as a sales representative covering the South East of England; Sophie Maxwell who has been appointed to the sales team; John Kentall joins the...

Appointment: Vitabiotics.(Katie Norris joins Vitabiotics)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... Katie Norris has joined Vitabiotics as its national account manager. Ms Norris will be responsible for expanding the company's business accounts across the chemist, wholesale and health food sectors. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

Appointment: Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.(Alison Davies joins Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... Alison Davies has become the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency's director of information management division. A chemistry graduate, Ms Davis has 20 years' experience working in information technology roles in the...

Appointments: Herbal Medicines Advisory Committee.(new appointments been made)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... The NHS Appointments Commission has appointed 13 members to the new Herbal Medicines Advisory Committee. Chaired by Professor Philip Routledge, HMAC will give ministers and the MHRA independent advice on the registration of herbal medicines....

Appointment: GW Pharmaceuticals.(David Morrison joins GW Pharmaceuticals )(Brief Article)
March 4, 2006... GW Pharmaceuticals has announced the appointment of David Morrison as non-executive director. Mr Morrison, who is currently chief executive of Prospect Investment management, replaces Peter Mountford. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

Survey reveals oxygen `disaster'.(change in oxygen supply)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2006... Pharmacists have described changes to the supply of oxygen as a "disaster", claiming "whoever thought it up should be sacked". Members of buying group Avicenna were asked about the problems they and patients had encountered since the...

IT holds contract back until June.(information technology contracts of pharmacy)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2006... The start of Scotland's new pharmacy contract has been put back to June after some IT suppliers were found to be unlikely to meet a key deadline this month. The contract will now begin on June 1 when pharmacy contractors who are able to...

Scotland's contract timetable.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
March 11, 2006... * March 31: deadline for systems suppliers to complete tests of their eMAS solutions. * April 1-May 31: contractors to prepare for eMAS through training/NES pharmacy resource packs. * May 15: deadline for contractors' systems to be...

Tories take on DH over oxygen.(Department of Health)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2006... A Conservative minister has held the Department of Health to account over its handling of the new home oxygen therapy service. Shadow health minister John Baron challenged health minister Caroline Flint on her letter to The Times newspaper...

RPSGB launches self-care guide.(Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2006... A self-care resource pack produced by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society was launched by the primary care tsar this week. DH national clinical director for primary care David Colin Thome described the document as key to delivery of the...

Inbrief: GF online.(gluten free)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2006... Pharmacists can now download national gluten-free food prescribing guidelines from a website. The site, supported by Nutricia, contains resources for health professionals and patients. For more information: www.glutenfreefood.co.uk ...

Inbrief: Rx endorsements.(No Cheaper Stock Available )(Brief Article)
March 11, 2006... The DH and the Welsh Assembly have agreed to allow NCSO (no cheaper stock obtainable) endorsements for March prescriptions for: diamorphine 5mg, 100mg and 500mg ampoules and ketoprofen 100mg capsules. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

Inbrief: PSNC 2006 reps.(Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee )(Brief Article)
March 11, 2006... PSNC has announced its 15 regional representatives for 2006. The successful candidates in the five contested regions are: Trent region: Garry Myers; NW Thames region: Mahesh Shah; SE Thames region: Dilip Joshi; West Midlands region: Rakesh...

Inbrief: RPSGB candidates.(Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2006... The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has announced the candidates for this year's election to its Council. The names marked with an asterisk are seeking re-election: David Carter, Chris Cooper, Brian Curwain, Dorothy Drury*, Andrew Gush,...

Inbrief: Free compendium.(Brief Article)
March 11, 2006... The latest edition of the ABPI Medicines Compendium has been published and is available free to community pharmacists, locums and hospital pharmacists. The book, containing information on 2,370 UK licensed medicines, contains SPCs for POMs, P...

Harrods opens convenience pharmacy next to main store.(Brief Article)
March 11, 2006... Harrods has launched an easy access pharmacy to help Knightsbridge locals pick up prescriptions faster. The 600sq ft pharmacy, run by Farmacia Urban Healing, is part of the London retailer's spin-off Harrods102 `convenience' store at 102...

No GP commissioning panic, says DH chief.(General practitioners)(Department of Health)(Brief Article)(Interview)
March 11, 2006... Pharmacists have nothing to fear when GPs take control of funds for commissioning community healthcare services, a Department of Health chief has claimed. Lord Warner called on contractors to "get in the game" when doctors roll out...

Supervision rule change will alter role.(Brief Article)
March 11, 2006... Pharmacists will not be able to promote themselves as `health professionals on the high street' if government plans to allow remote supervision come to fruition, a pharmacy law expert has said. The way the changes had been outlined in the...

Cylinder deal may have to wait for some weeks.(reimbursements to pharmacists)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2006... Oxygen suppliers may have agreed to reimburse pharmacists in full for unused oxygen cylinders, but contractors should expect to be involved in the supply of oxygen for at least the next few weeks, PSNC has said. The warning follows a meeting...

RPSGB and NPA to fund `mystery shopper' pilot.(Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and National Pharmacy Association surveys on over the counter medicines)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2006... The Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the National Pharmacy Association are looking to commission a pilot study to test whether `mystery shoppers' are an effective way to evaluate how well pharmacies sell OTC medicines. The pilot, known as...

Scheme to `lead pharmacy'.(Brief Article)
March 11, 2006... Pharmacists are being encouraged to "lead across boundaries" as part of an RPSGB scheme. Pharmacy is lagging behind the NHS in leadership development and pharmacists need to "think and act strategically to take the profession forward",...

Individual contracts.(pharmacists contracts)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2006... Pharmacists who do not own pharmacy premises should be able to provide services under an NHS contract, a pharmaceutical public health expert has said. Traditionally, primary care organisations have commissioned services from pharmacies,...

Remote supervision criticised.(pharmacy supervision changes)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2006... Proposed changes to pharmacy supervision may lead to a two-tier system, a strategic health authority chairwoman has said. In areas where it is difficult to recruit staff, such as inner cities and remote rural settings, multiples may be...

CPPE opens up to technicians.(Centre for Postgraduate Pharmacy Education)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2006... The Centre for Postgraduate Pharmacy Education has extended its learning programme to pharmacy technicians. Registered pharmacy technicians in England will be able to access learning material specially written for them as well as the...

Conference date.(Association of Pharmacy Technicians)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2006... Keith Ridge, the DH's newly-appointed chief pharmacist, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK's annual conference from April 6 to 9 in Maidstone, Kent. For more information: www.aptuk.org...