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Presentations…
Medicines: kill or cure? Thursday 19th April 2007
Some salutary facts about medicines were on offer when the Head of Medway School of Pharmacy, Professor Clare Mackie gave a talk at the launch of Cafe Scientifique at The Nucleus based at The Bridge, Dartford. The audience were surprised to hear that in the UK ’s £7bn prescription industry, 10% of prescriptions are never dispensed at the chemist. It was also pointed out that only 50% of those issued with medication actually take them as prescribed. The largest group of drug users is the over 65’s who account for 50% of all prescriptions issued. This percentage rises over 80. Research in recent years has consistently shown that two thirds of patients want to be involved in the decision making process- they do not want the doctor to decide for them. However a little known fact estimates that 5,700 people die from adverse reactions to drugs each year which is more than the annual UK road death total. The way forward is to communicate both risks and benefits and to let the individual decide. Continue the discussion on the forum by clicking here...
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Biography…
Prof. Clare Mackie Head of Medway School of Pharmacy
Clare qualified as a Pharmacist in 1981 and established a small group of four community pharmacies in Glasgow by 1990, selling the last two pharmacies in 2003. During the 1990s she returned to education completing her membership of the College of Pharmacy Practice by examination, an MSc in Clinical Pharmacology at Glasgow University and a PhD at the University of Strathclyde. In parallel during the 1990s she became involved in postgraduate education as a local tutor initially then as Assistant Director of the Scottish Centre for Post Qualification Pharmaceutical Education. In 1998 she took up the post of Professor of Pharmaceutical Care and Head of School of Pharmacy at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen. In 2002 she established a research centre titled 'Centre for Partnerships in Medicines for Health' at the Robert Gordon University prior to taking up her present post as Head of Medway School of Pharmacy in 2004. Extracts from School of Pharmacy website. |
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