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Journal of
the Malta College of Pharmacy Practice
(previously The
Chronic*ill) ISSN: 1811-9522
The official journal of the Malta College of Pharmacy Practice
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Issue 17
2011 |
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Pharmacy workforce in Malta
Maria Cordina
Evidence based drug therapy in the management of heart failure
Marise Gauci
Towards the use of safer medicines: why is it important
to support the national pharmacovigilance system?
Post-Licensing Directorate
Abuse of OTC and prescribed drugs: popping pills for thrills 16
Janet Mifsud
Prevention of cancer through lifestyle change and screening
Charmaine Gauci, Nadine Delicata
Pharmacogenetics: Where do we stand?
Anthony G. Fenech, Godfrey Grech
The role of prostanoids in the modern management of Glaucoma
Melvin J. Gouder
Herbal medicines: adverse effects and drug-herb interactions
Sarah Spiteri Staines
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Issue 16
2010 |
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Practicing
in the best interest of the patient
Editorial
Counterfeit medicines
Maria Cordina
Medicines and the internet
Segundo Mariz
Pharmacy practice in a European perspective
Th(Dick) F.J. Tromp, Kirsten Holme Christensen
Photosensitivity: light, sun and pharmacy
Mark L. Zammit
Sun and sea in summer
Victor Grech
Causes of cough
Lorna Marie West
Pain management in palliative care - choice of analgesia
Helen McClay
Aspects of HIV infection and treatment
Daniela Mallia
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Issue 15
2009 |
Contents
Good Pharmacy Practice
Editorial
Working towards enhancing pharmacy practice in Malta
Victor Scerri
Pruritus
Dino Vella Briffa
Food-drug interactions: Do they really matter?
Valerie Vella
The clinical relevance of pharmacokinetics and drug interactions
with anti epileptic drugs
Janet Mifsud
Pricing of medicinal products: considerations in a small market
state
Claude Farrugia, Kiriasis Savvas
Biotech drugs: biological therapeutic agents
Godfrey Grech, Anthony Fenech
The European Court of Justice on the liberalisation of community
pharmacy services
Francesca Buttigieg
The roles and responsibilities of the qualified person in the
pharmaceutical industry
Rachel Cilia Pisani, Gabrielle Vella Brincat, Claude Farrugia
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Issue 14
2008
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Diversity in practice
Editorial
Insulin in the management of diabetes mellitus
Ruth Theuma
Long-acting beta2-adrenoreceptor agonists: salmeterol and
formoterol
Lorna Marie West
Probiotics: which, when and why?
Valerie Vella
An international overview of some pharmacist prescribing models
Valerie Vella
Code of Ethics for the Pharmaceutical Profession
Pharmacy Council Malta
The Pharmaceutical Unit
Vanessa Bugeja
The impact of EU legislation on medicines in Malta
Vanessa Bugeja
Policy principles for a competitive healthcare environment
PRIMA
EU twinning: ‘Light’
Joseph Busuttil
Primary care: quo vadis?
Isabel Stabile, Jean Karl Soler
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Issue 13
2007
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Prescribing, dispensing and patient safety
Editorial
An update on the management of hypertension
Marise Gauchi
A focus on the newer antibiotics targeting Gram-positive bacteria
Antonella P. Tonna, Ivan Tonna, Paul Cuschieri
Pharmacogenetics: the path to personalized prescribing
Anthony G. Fenech
Benzodiazepines: benefits versus risks
Lorna Marie West
Personal experiences of health and illness on the web:
A resource for patients, carers and health professionals
Kath Ryan, Andrew Herxheimer
Health perceptions and adherence to diet
Josianne Scerri, Eamonn Ferguson, Christian A. Scerri
Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease – GORD
Valerie Vella
Medicines: mere generic facts
Vanessa Bugeja
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Issue 12
2007
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Supporting healthcare professionals in their war against obesity
Editorial
Malta: an obesogenic island in the Mediterranean
Maria Ellul
Addressing the nutrition extremes
Claire Sillato
Copperstone
Seven star pharmacists
Gauden Galea
Tackling obesity: the big challenge
Geof Rayner
Childhood obesity: a critical Maltese health issue
Victor Grech
Pathogenesis of obesity
Josanne Vassallo
Weight management: an evidence-based approach
Roberta Borg Costanzi
The weight reduction service organised by the
Health Promotion Department, Malta
Maria Ellul
Knowledge, attitude and behaviour change in participants attending
an
eight-week weight reduction programme
Vanessa Bugeja
Options in the pharmacological management of morbid obesity
Eileen Vella
Nutritional recommendations for people with diabetes
Mario Caruana
Administration of drugs to patients with swallowing difficulties
Corinne Bowman
Are chondroitin and glucosamine in combination effective in the
treatment of osteoarthritic pain?
Mario R. Sammut
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Issue 11
2006
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Issue 10
2005 |
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Issue 9
2005
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7 2003
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Issue 6
2002 |
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Issue 5
2001 |
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Issue 4 2000 |
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Issue 3 1999 |
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Malta guidelines for the
management of COPD
University of Malta, Department of Medicine St. Luke's Hospital, Malta
College of Family Doctors, Malta College of Pharmacy Practice |
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Malta guidelines for the management of COPD
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Contents
Introduction
What is COPD?
What causes COPD?
How does COPD present?
How is COPD assessed?
How is COPD managed?
How are exacerbations managed?
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