All pharmacists wanting entry to the pharmaceutical register must pass the pre-registration examination of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) - the MRPharmS. This book is a concise guide to the examination and how to prepare for it - including practice papers - based on the experience of the School of Pharmacy at Bradford University in preparing candidates for the examination. The first part of the book deals with what is required for the examination and how to prepare a revision strategy. Guidance on sitting the examination is also provided. Calculations - an area that many candidates have difficulty with - are covered in detail.

A detailed guide to the operation and quality assurance of UK hospital aseptic preparation services This new edition of Quality Assurance of Aseptic Preparation Services provides information and up to date national guidance on unlicensed aseptic preparation. Although it is primarily intended for the use of non-licensed UK hospital pharmacies, it will also be of use in licensed units and other countries and institutions. Aseptic services include the preparation of parenteral nutrition solutions (PN), cytotoxics, radiopharmaceuticals, additives for parenteral administration and intrathecals Since the publication of the Breckenridge report in 1976, which recommended that drug additions to intravenous (IV) infusions should be made in hospital pharmacy departments and not on wards, there has been a substantial increase in hospital pharmacy departments providing aseptic preparation services

Many companies have adopted the approach of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II). Despite the improvements and broadening of the MRP framework, MRP II systems still perform poorly in certain manufacturing environments. Help is at hand. This book proposes new ideas to improve the planning activities at the strategic, tactical and execution layers in manufacturing organisations. It takes into account the diverse nature of manufacturing environments. The book presents an almost unique combination of theory tested in practice, enhancing traditional manufacturing planning approaches. It is essential reading for managers and practitioners in the field, and is also suitable as an advanced text for students in industrial engineering, manufacturing and management.

For over 30 years Surgery has been at the forefront of providing high quality articles, written by experienced authorities and designed for candidates sitting the Intercollegiate surgery examinations. The journal covers the whole of the surgical syllabus as represented by the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum. Each topic is covered in a rolling programme of updates thus ensuring contemporaneous coverage of the core curriculum. For the first time the articles on general surgery are now available in ebook format. This collection of 100 articles will be ideal for revision for the Intercollegiate MRCS examination as well as a useful update for all seeking to keep abreast with the latest advances in this particular branch of surgery. - A selection of key articles which will be an invaluable learning resource in preparation for the MRCS. - Based on the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum for surgical trainees. - Each article is fully referenced and includes an abstract which will aid revision. - Includes self-assessment questions allowing testing of understanding of the contents.

An established reference source for the public and private sectors on architecture and planning in the United Kingdom, this is a comprehensive guide to key contacts and organizations involved with architecture, planning, surveying and related work in both the public and private sectors. and will enable the user to contact the right person in any one of more than 14,000 UK local authority establishments. regional, local, district and council authorities, local authority associations, public services, training and professional bodies, universities and ecclesiastical buildings and staff architects to commerce and industry. offices and a gazetteer which shows which county each district authority falls under.

Pharmaceutical Care in the Digital Revolution: Blending Digital with Human Innovation, Second Edition provides readers with an updated view on how to use technology to improve pharmaceutical care (PC) and enhance drug outcomes with digital tools. Organized into four parts, including Global Healthcare Systems Under Pressure, Digital Advances to Innovate Pharmaceutical Care Journeys, Conditions to Drive Combinatoric Pharma-Digital Innovation, and What to do Tomorrow as a Pharmaceutical Care Leader, the book further examines digital developments that will optimize the PC process and prepare stakeholders for a dynamic future that will optimize the life of patients against a sustainable cost model. This edition also discusses recent advances in the digital health arena that will change the way we approach healthcare and prevention while also providing interactive links to lectures and technologies, tutorials on how to implement advances in your own working environment, and examples of pharmacists who are successful in building synergy between digital and pharma. - Teachers readers about new advances in digital health technology - Provides updated insights on future pharmaceutical care and how to implement essential conditions to create the best outlook for patients - Includes updated access links and QR codes as educational material for the book