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

Issue 16 2010		 Contents

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

 

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

 


Issue 14 2008

Contents

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

 


Issue 13 2007

Contents

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

 


Issue 12 2007

Contents

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

 


Issue 11 2006

 
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Issue 10 2005
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Issue 9 2005
 
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COPD: a public health problem requiring attention
Joseph M Cacciottolo, Maria Cordina

 

 


Issue 8 2004
Contents
Working with the patient
Editorial

Multidisciplinary professional interaction
Josanne Vassallo

The role of communication skills
Marja Airaksinen

Warfarin
Antonella Tonna and Anne Gilchrist

Equity and solidarity in healthcare
Mary Anne Sant Fournier

Drugs in renal failure
Corinne Bowman

The AD/HD family support group
Tessa M Anastasi

The scaly scalp
Dino Vella Briffa

 


Issue 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


Malta guidelines for the management of COPD
 

 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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