The Society

Medicines, Ethics and Practice: a guide for pharmacists

December amendments

In the first issue of each month The Pharmaceutical Journal updates the guidance on the legal status of medicines published in the 25th edition of ‘Medicines, ethics and practice: A guide for pharmacists’, which was published in July, 2001.

The amendments are given in bold type on the first occasion they are printed in the list; thereafter they are repeated each month in light type. The legal status of a product can be obtained by consulting first the latest list of amendments and then the guide. The abbreviations used in the list are those used in the guide and explained in the key to annotations in the body of the guide (p27 and p73).

Human medicines

Anadin Ultra capsules entry should read: Anadin Ultra capsules pack sizes 8s, 16s GSL; 32s P

Aranesp injection POM

Benylin Active Response oral solution GSL

Benylin Sore Throat lozenges GSL

Buccastem M tablets P

Calpol Fast melts P

Daktacort HC cream P

Detrusitol XL capsules POM

Dominion Pharma hayfever eye-drops P

Doublebase gel P

Eumovate eczema and dermatitis cream P

Exelderm entry should read: Exelderm cream P

Exelon oral solution POM

Glivec capsules POM

HeliMet triple pack POM

ImmuCyst POM

MabCampath infusion POM

Neupogen Singleject POM

Nicotinell gum GSL

Nicotinell lozenge GSL

Nicotinell patches GSL

Nicorette patches GSL

Nicorette gum GSL (all flavours and pack sizes)

Nicorette nasal spray P

NiQuitin CQ lozenges P

Nurofen Gel Maximum Strength P

Orbifon oral suspension P

Panadol tablets entry should read: Panadol tablets pack sizes 12s, 16, GSL; 32s P

Pepcid AC tablets entry should read: Pepcid AC indigestion tablets GSL

Pepcidtwo chewable tablets GSL

Periostat tablets POM

Photofrin injection POM

Pulvinal beclometasone dipropionate dry powder inhaler POM

Pulvinal salbutamol dry powder inhaler POM

Resolve Extra sachets GSL

Salapin syrup POM

Sudafed Dual Relief Max tablets, non-drowsy P

Sulpor oral solution POM

Symbicort Turbohaler POM

Synastone injection CD POM

Tobradex eye-drops POM

Uprima sublingual tablets POM

VioxxAcute tablets POM

Viatim vaccine POM

Virgan eye gel POM

Xalacom eye-drops POM

Xefo tablets and injection POM

Xyzal tablets POM

Zolvera oral solution POM

Zomig Rapimelt tablets POM