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"A short history of soap" (p985) starts off this year's Christmas Miscellany.
Review of the year
1999 has been a year of waiting (p967).
Budget prediction
National Health Service spending on medicines could increase as a result of the work of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence, according to the Health Secretary (p969).
Qualified persons
From January next year, a revised study guide is likely to make it easier for pharmacists to gain certification as qualified persons within the pharmaceutical industry (p972).
Cannabis trial
The Medical Research Council is providing nearly £1m to fund a three-year clinical trial of cannabis in multiple sclerosis (p974).
Medicines and alcohol
Research by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society shows that patients put their health at risk, particularly over Christmas, by stopping their medicines so that they can have alcoholic drinks (p977).
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