The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 275 No 7367 p32xx
17 September 2005

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Oxygen

High pressure oxygen cylinders with integrated headsets are to become prescribable for the last few months that community pharmacies will provide home oxygen services in England. The new cylinders will be the same size as the current size F cylinders supplied by community pharmacies, but they will be filled to a higher pressure so they contain 2,122L of oxygen, rather than 1,360L.