Medicines, Ethics and Practice: a guide for pharmacists

June 2006 amendments

In the first issue of each month The Journal updates the guidance on the legal status of medicines published in the 29th (July 2005) 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
Adartrel tablets POM Aloxi solution for injection POM Apidra solution for injection POM Aptivus capsules POM Atimos Modulite inhaler POM Azilect tablets POM Bazetham MR capsules POM Bedol tablets POM Benadryl for Children Allergy Solution GSL Bonviva solution for injection POM Bonviva tablets POM Budesonide Easyhaler POM Chirocaine POM Cipralex oral drops POM Clarelux cutaneous foam POM Clarosip granules for suspension POM Climanor tablets POM Clinorette tablets POM Cubicin injection POM Curanail nail lacquer P DDAVP Melt capsules POM DesmoMelt tablets POM Diva tablets POM Duodopa intestinal gel POM DuoTrav eye drops POM Easyhaler beclometasone dry powder inhaler POM Emla cream entry should read: Emla cream P Enbrel injection POM Fendrix hepatitis B (rDNA) vaccine POM Flomaxtra XL tablets POM Fosavance tablets POM Hedrin P Imigran Recovery tablets P Inegy tablets POM Kepivance powder for solution for injection POM Ketamine hydrochloride entry should read: Ketamine CD Benz POM Lamisil Once solution P Levonelle 1500 tablets POM Macugen injection POM	Nebido solution for injection entry should read: Nebido solution for injection CD Anab POM Negaban powder for solution for injection/infusion POM Neupro transdermal patch POM Noxafil oral suspension POM Numark chloramphenicol 0.5% eye drops P Numark flu relief capsules GSL Numark max strength cold and flu sachets GSL NutropinAq entry should read: NutropinAq CD Anab POM Octim injection POM Omalizumab powder and solvent for injection POM Octim nasal spray POM Olmetex Plus tablets POM Optrex Infected Eyes P Oraqix periodontal gel POM Ovitrelle injection CD Anab POM Pabal injections POM Peptac Peppermint GSL Prexige tablets POM Procorolan tablets POM Rectogesic rectal ointment POM Reminyl XL capsules POM Revatio tablets POM Rotaric vaccine POM Seractyl tablets POM Sodium citrate oral solution 0.3M (Viridian Pharma) POM Stronazon MR capsules POM Tarceva tablets POM Tipranivir capsules POM Tygacil solution for infusion POM UniChem Rehydration Treatment GSL Vantage chesty cough linctus P Vantage dry cough linctus P Vantage flu strength all in one P Varivax injection POM Viroflu vaccine POM Vistabel POM Xolair POM Xyrem oral solution CD Benz POM Zonegran capsules POM Zamadol 24hr tablets POM Zolpidem tartrate entry should read: Zolpidem tartrate CD Benz POM