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Contact us today and start making more money. e: [email protected] t: 0845 130 1187 w: cambrianalliance.co.uk 2 | NIHR | April 2017 Medcom Scot mag advert.indd 1 2/22/2017 9:35:31 AM WWW.SCOTHEALTHCARE.COM CONTENTS ISSUE 116 - 2017 4 HEALTH CENTRE RELAUNCHES Cadham Pharmacy has relaunched as the Cadham Pharmacy Health Centre 7 NEW TO THE GAME What challenges and opportunities are biosimilar medicines bringing to the market? 9 HELLO, DOLLY Credit: The Roslin Institute » p.9 Reflect on Dolly the sheep’s scientific legacy, 20 years on 10 AN EDUCATION Stay sussed on the changing face of CPD in Scotland 14 2017 SCOTTISH PHARMACY CONFERENCE Partake in conversation and debate the motion of, ‘Doctors Diagnose, Pharmacists Prescribe’ » p.32 » p.16 16 WORD ON THE STREET There’s strength in numbers How the sector is helping to reshape the health of the homeless That’s why more pharmacies than ever before in Scotland are increasing 18 ADHD: THE PHARMACIST’S their profits as members of the Cambrian Alliance Group. 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