Last week's Journal (23 October,p591) contained a summary of the Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health's recent report on the dangers of passive smoking,which recommends a ban on smoking in all workplaces and enclosed public places.The pharmacist's role in promoting smoking cessation was specifically mentioned in the report.Shortly after qualifying,when I worked as a locum,the pharmacy premises sometimes housed an off-licence,where cigarettes and alcohol were freely sold within a few feet of the dispensary area.I remember feeling uncomfortable with this and tended to decline work in those sort of shops.
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