Medicines, Ethics and Practice: a guide for pharmacists

March 2007 amendments

In the first issue of each month The Journal updates the guidance on the legal status of medicines published in the 30th (July 2006) 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 (p33).
Human medicines
Abilify tablets entry should read: Abilify preparations POM Acomplia tablets POM Anadin Ultra Double Strength capsules P Aricept Evess tablets POM Baraclude tablets POM Bisodol Extra tablets GSL Caramet CR tablets POM Champix tablets POM Clairette 2000/35 POM Clenil Modulite inhaler POM Competact tablets POM Contiflo XL capsules POM Dermax therapeutic shampoo P Detrunorm XL capsules POM DulcoEase capsules GSL Emselex tablets POM Episenta solution for injection POM Erdotin capsules POM Etopan XL tablets POM Evoltra solution for infusion POM Evotrox oral solution POM Exforge tablets POM Exjade dispersible tablets POM Exubera insulin POM Finacea gel POM Fosrenol tablets POM Gardisil suspension for injection POM Grazax sublingual tablets POM	Ibuprofen entry: after “in the case of liquid preparations of ibuprofen, individual unit doses of not more than 5ml each to a maximum of 20 unit doses GSL;” add “ibuprofen oral suspension with a strength of 2% or less, supplied in multidose containers of not more than 100ml, GSL;” Infanrix-IPV+Hib POM Loratidine entry: change “and in children aged 12 years and over” to “and in children aged two years and over and weighing 30kg or more” Lucentis injection POM Metoject injections POM Metsol oral solution POM Moviprep bowel cleansing solution P Nexavar tablets POM Nicorette microtab entry should read: Nicorette Microtab GSL Opizone tablets POM Penciclovir entry should read: Penciclovir POM, but as 1% cream for treatment of cold sores in adults and children over 12 years P Preotact POM Prialt solution for infusion POM Risperdal Quicklet tablets POM Sinepin capsules POM Sprycel tablets POM Suboxone tablets CD No Register POM Sutent capsules POM Syner-Kinase powder for solution for injection or infusion POM Tradorec XL tablets POM Tysabri solution for infusion POM Versatis plasters POM