Medicines, Ethics and Practice: a guide for pharmacists

September 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

Chloramphenicol eye drops entry: delete P from end of entry

Doxadura XL POM

Orencia injection POM

Vicks preparations GSL: delete entry

MEP guide: List of inspectors

There were some errors in the list of contact details for Royal Pharmaceutical Society inspectors which appeared on p113 of the 31st edition (July 2007) of ‘Medicines, ethics and practice: A guide for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians’.

For ease of reference, the correct list of names and telephone numbers is reproduced below

Northern region
David Slater (regional lead inspector)]	020 7572 2567
Stan Brandwood	020 7572 2550
Helen Dolan	020 7572 2577
Sheena Greig	020 7572 2555
Alison Hopkins	020 7572 2557
John Russ Liddell	020 7572 2561
William Rial	020 7572 2558
Stewart Waugh	020 7572 2570
David Young	020 7572 2573

Central region
Jill Williams (regional lead inspector)	020 7572 2572
Richard Chapman	020 7572 2522
Barry Cohen	020 7572 2551
Janet Edginton	020 7572 2553
Steven Gascoigne	020 7572 2554
Julie Hales	020 7572 2541
Akhtar Malik	020 7572 2574
Semina Nawaz	020 7572 2533

Southern region
Tim Snewin (regional lead inspector)	020 7572 2568
Simon Denton	020 7572 2565
Peter Gibbs	020 7572 2559
Richard Groombridge	020 7572 2516
Susan Melvin	020 7572 2562
Sharon Monks	020 7572 2515
Martin Packham	020 7572 2569
Jacqueline Riley	020 7572 2566
Eilean Robson	020 7572 2552