The following are among recent additions to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's library in London. Books available for loan may be borrowed for four weeks, with renewal possible if there is no waiting list for the title. Books may be requested by phone, fax, post or e-mail. Anyone interested in receiving a monthly comprehensive list of all new books should contact the information centre for a sample copy and details of the small charge made to cover production and postage. Details are also available on the Society's website (www.rpsgb.org.uk).
Books available for loan
Arnoff GR et al. Drug prescribing in renal failure: dosing guidelines for adults. 4th ed. Philadelphia: American College of Physicians, 1999.
Chrystyn H, Silcock J and Wright DJ. Preparing for MRPharms: the pharmacy registration examination. Reading: Petroc Press, 1999.
Community Pharmacy Research Consortium. Pharmacists within the primary health care team realising the potential: a review of the research literature. London: Royal Pharmaceutical Society, 1999
Elliott R. Critical care therapeutics. London: Pharmaceutical Press, 1999.
Family Planning Association. The FPA's guide to commissioning sexual health services. London: Family Planning Association, 1998.
Hutchinson D. 10 golden GCP rules for pharmacists. Guildford: Canary Publications, 1999.
Joy J. Marijuana and medicine: assessing the science base. Washington: National Academy Press, 1999.
Rang HP, Dale MM and Ritter JM. Pharmacology. 4th ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1999.
Saeb-Parsy K et al. Instant pharmacology. Chichester: Wiley, 1999
Salerno E. Pharmacology for health professionals. St Louis: Mosby, 1999.
Saltman RB, Figueras J and Sakellarides C. Critical challenges for healthcare reform in Europe. Buckingham: Open University Press, 1998.
Shulman R et al. Injectable drug administration guide. Oxford: Blackwell Science, 1998.
Skeel RT. Handbook of cancer chemotherapy. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1999.
Stahl SM. Psychopharmacology of antipsychotics. London: Martin Dunitz, 1999.
Strain EC and Stitzer ML. Methadone treatment for opoid dependence. Baltimore (Md): John Hopkins University Press, 1999.
Woolf TF. Handbook of drug metabolism. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1999.
Zhu Y-P. Chinese materia medica: chemistry, pharmacology and applications. Amsterdam: Harwood Academic, 1998.
Books for reference only
Butler R. Bourne's pharmacist directory: United Kingdom and Eire 1999. Pangbourne: Ted Butler and Associates, 1999.
Day S. Dictionary for clinical trials. Chichester: Wiley, 1999.
British Pharmacopoeia Commission. British Approved Names 1999 incorporating International Nonproprietary Names: a dictionary of drugs names for regulatory use in the UK. London: Stationery Office, 1999.
US Pharmacopoeia Convention. USP 24 — NF-19: US Pharmacopoeia and National Formulary. USP 24th Ed, NF 19th ed. Rockville: United States Pharmacopoeia Convention, 1999.