Medicines, Ethics and Practice: a guide for pharmacists

October 2004 amendments

In the first issue of each month The Journal updates the guidance on the legal status of medicines published in the 27th (July 2003) 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 (p27 and p73).
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 Cough Nurse Night Time Liquid P Creon Micro granules P Dandrazol dandruff shampoo GSL Day Nurse preparations entry should read: Day Nurse preparations CD Inv P Denzapine tablets POM Dermol P Erbitux POM Gyno-pevaryl preps entry should read: Gyno-Pevaryl preparations POM Imigran Radis tablets POM Invivac vaccine POM Ketoconazole entry: “(see Nizoral products)” should read “(see Dandrazol and Nizoral products)” Lemsip Cold & Flu Sinus 12 hr Ibuprofen + Pseudoephedrine capsules P Lemsip Max Sinus All Night Decongestant spray GSL Levemir preparations POM Levonelle One Step tablet P Lisicostad tablets POM Lyrica capsules POM	Myfortic tablets POM NiQuitin CQ lozenges entry should read: NiQuitin CQ lozenges GSL Novoliser budesonide inhaler POM Numark heartburn relief tablets POM Pediacel vaccine POM Repevax vaccine POM Revaxis vaccine POM Strattera capsules POM Striant tablets POM Subgam POM TachoSil medicated sponge P 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 Yentreve capsules POM Zocor Heart-Pro tablets P Zovirax cold sore cream entry should read: Zovirax cold sore cream GSL