The Pharmaceutical Journal November 6, 1999

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An Onlooker's Notebook 730

Leading Article 731

News 732-735

Clinical Pharmacy 736-738

Business 739

The Society 740-746

Broad Spectrum 747

Letters to the Editor 748-749

Continuing education 750-753

Articles 754-757

Forum 758-763

Products 764

Notice-Board 765-766

The use of phyto-oestrogens in the management of the symptomatic menopause is discussed in our continuing education article on p750.

Technician registration

The chairman of the Society's Hospital Pharmacists Group has called for the registration of technicians (p732). Comment (p731).

Complementary medicine

In its evidence to the House of Lords inquiry into complementary medicine, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has called for stricter controls on practitioners and more research into safety and efficacy (p740).

Birdsgrove House progress

The editor of The Journal reports on the progress made at Birdsgrove House in the 12 months since it opened its doors to substance-addicted health professionals (p743).

Pharmacy in Denmark

Pharmacy practice and education in Denmark is described this week in an article on p754.

Cytotoxics handling

Issues surrounding the safe handling of cytotoxic drugs were discussed at a meeting of the British Oncology Pharmacy Association in Coventry recently. Report (p758).