Editorials

Extemporaneous Compounding
Richard J Prankerd, 173

Closing the Gap between Evidence and Practice
Luke Bereznicki, Shane Jackson, Gregory Peterson, 173

Hospital Pharmacy—Training Ground of Consultant Pharmacists for the Future
Jeff Hughes, 175

Research

Pharmacist Prescribing: Views of Australian Hospital Pharmacists (members only)
Carissa A Hanes, Beata V Bajorek, 178

Extemporaneous Isoniazid Mixture: Stability Implications (members only)
Alison Haywood, Martina Mangan, Gary Grant, Beverley Glass, 181

Paediatric Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia in India (members only)
Mallik V Angalakuditi, V Bruce Sunderland, 183

Emergence of Adverse Reactions to Tramadol in Children and Adolescents at a Paediatric Hospital (members only)
Gisela Santa Juliana, Thirza Titchen, Noel Cranswick, 187

Identification of Medication Errors by Nurses During a Simulated Ward, Medication Safety Orientation Program (members only)
Ian D Coombes, Alison CY Heel, Danielle A Stowasser, Carol M Reid, Amanda Henderson, Charles A Mitchell, 190

Pharmacy Practice

Oral Antineoplastic Chemotherapy (members only)
Peter J Gilbar, Christine V Carrington, 195

European Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care (members only)
Melita A Van de Vreede, 199

SHPA Grants Program—Does it Meet Members’ Needs? (members only)
Margaret J Duguid, Karen O’Leary, 201

Experiencing Pharmacy Practice in Rural Tanzania (members only)
Gina B McLachlan, 205

Practice Developments for Hospital Technicians in the UK (members only)
Marysia B Janczak, 207

Assessment Drives Learning (members only)
Paul A Tait, 211

Review

Thiopurines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Role of Pharmacogenetics (members only)
Asmar FY Al Hadithy, Mark Naunton, Jacobus RBJ Brouwers, 213

Case Reports

Hypothermia Associated with Olanzapine (members only)
Kwok-Pui Jody Chu, Karin Nyfort-Hansen, 216

Renal Failure and Acute Interstitial Nephritis Associated with NSAIDs (members only)
Lisa Ho, Andy KH Lim, Francine Tanner, 219

Systemic Absorption of Low-Dose Oral Vancomycin (members only)
Deas M Brouwer, Carmela E Corallo, John Coutsouvelis, 222

Medication Safety

Medication Safety Series
Edited by Penny Thornton, 224

Geriatric Therapeutics

Pharmacological Treatment of Challenging Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia
Michael C Woodward, 228

Drugscan

Literature summaries of the latest developments in pharmacy practice and therapeutics (members only), 235

Other Sections

Letters to the Editor, 244

Medication safety and patient participation: pharmacist, emergency department and beyond. Jenny Blennerhassett, Linda Graudins, 244
Amgen International Pharmacy Preceptorship. Jude Lees, 244-5
Folic acid for methotrexate-induced neutropenia. Anil Verma, 245
Warfarin information on discharge summaries.  Bradley Thomas, Luigi Gaetani, 245-8
Experience of the Master of Clinical Pharmacy degree. Katherine J Graham, 248
Heart lung transplant symposium. Luke Mannix, 248-9

SHPA Research and Development Grants Program, 204, 218
National Competencies for the Prescribing of Medicines (SHPA Position Statement) (members only), 246
Advertisers’ Index, 249