Comment

An Onlooker's Notebook 508

• Strange chews 508
• Fossil queen 508
• Chemistry is one 508
• Prediction justified 508

Leading Article 509

• Nice work

News 510-513

• CPPE opens to hospital pharmacists 510
• Pharmaid 1999 510
• Lloyds opens its fourth "CHAT" centre in Derbyshire 510
• Second NHS equality awards launched 510
• Society advised producers on television reconstruction of Victorian life 511
• Pharmacist appointed to NICE technology appraisal committee 512
• CPP moves towards specialist faculties 512
• PPA expects pricing problems 512
• FP10 eczema link 512
• Vets worried about medicines 513
• Pharmacy strategy is on my desk, Health Minister says 513
• PPRS price changes 513

Clinical Pharmacy 514-515

• New drug increases options in the treatment of colorectal cancer 514
• Long-term warfarin reported to double fracture risk 514
• Suxamethonium supply 514
• Malaria patch? 515
• Be prepared for the millennium, says CHIC 515
• Three-year contraceptive implant available 515
• HRT cardiovascular benefit queried 515
• "No new risk" with the pill, says Department of Health 515

Business 516

• New extension - Cox's commitment to patient packs 516
• AAH offers child insurance 516
• Asda cuts prices 516

The Society 517-518

• Views sought on membership groups for community and primary care 517
• New video on asthma 517
• MEP amendments 517
• New primary care publication 518
• Obituaries 518

Broad Spectrum 519

• Profitable community pharmacy. Here! Now! (M. James)

Letters to the Editor 520-523

• A crazy world 520
• A scandal 520
• Council members' expenses 520
• More menopause training 521
• Timely warning 521
• Chronic illness management 521
• Reality recognised 522
• Paying for emergencies 522
• Evolution debate 522
• Authority challenged 522
• Need for more research 523
• Scissors as logo? 523
• Delighted 523

News Feature 524-525

• TA health care professionals prepare for action (Z. Gross)

Continuing Education 526-530

• Eye disorders: Treatment of glaucoma, part 2 (L. C. Titcomb)

The Conference 531-543

• Professional Session 531-533
• Industrial Pharmacy Sessions - new challenges 534-535
• Industrial Pharmacy Sessions - new regulations 535-536
• Industrial Pharmacy Sessions - new opportunities 536-537
• History of Pharmacy Session 537-538
• Community Pharmacy Session 539-540
• Science Symposium 541
• Science Medal Lecture 542-543

International 544-546

• World Congress of Pharmacy - drug addiction treatment in the fight against AIDS 544-545
• World Congress of Pharmacy - the impact of the internet on pharmacy practice 546

Forum 547-549

• Unichem Convention

Products 550-552

• Implanon implant 550
• Soltamox oral solution 550
• Testoderm 6mg/24 hours patches 550
• Losec MUPs tablets 550
• Totamol name change 550
• New packaging for Nuvelle TS 550
• Prothiaden capsules 550
• Discontinued 550
• Carboplatin injection 550
• Myleran tablets 551
• Neurontin additional indication 551
• Premique Cycle combined tablet 551
• Loxapac capsules 551
• Setlers heartburn and indigestion liquid 551
• Anadin Ultra 551
• Ear Calm spray 551
• Formance reformulation 551
• Nose Ease 551
• Tamofen tablets 20mg 551
• Price changes 552

Notice-Board 553-554

• Diary 553
• Announcements 553
• Official notices 553
• Library additions 553
• About people 554
• Future events 554
• Corrections 554
• Personal 554