Medicines, Ethics and Practice: a guide for pharmacists

September 2004 amendments

In the first issue of each month The Journal updates the guidance on the legal status of medicines published in the 28th (July 2004) edition of 'Medicines, ethics and practice: A guide for pharmacists'.

The amendments are given in bold type when added to the list and repeated each month in light type. A product's legal status can be obtained by consulting first the latest amendment list and then the guide. The abbreviations used in the list are explained in the key to annotations in the body of the guide (p29 and p75).

Human medicines

Abilify tablets POM
Acnocin tablets POM
Amlodipine maleate POM

Cardioplen XL tablets POM
Care heartburn relief tablets P
Co-cyprindiol tablets POM
Co-diovan tablets POM

Dandrazol dandruff shampoo GSL
Denzapine tablets POM

Erbitux POM

Gyno-pevaryl preps entry should read: Gyno-Pevaryl preparations POM

Imigran Radis tablets POM

Ketoconazole entry: “(see Nizoral products)” should read “(see Dandrazol and Nizoral products)”

Levemir preparations POM
Lyrica capsules POM

NiQuitin CQ lozenges entry should read: NiQuitin CQ lozenges GSL
Numark heartburn relief tablets POM

Strattera capsules POM
Striant tablets POM
Subgam POM

Telzir tablets POM

UniChem heartburn relief tablets P

Vaniqa cream POM
Vantage heartburn relief tablets P
Vesicare tablets POM
Vfend powder for oral suspension POM

Zocor Heart-Pro tablets P
Zovirax cold sore cream entry should read: Zovirax cold sore cream GSL