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Dec 13
(PJ)

Anonymous caller
Pharmacists are advised not to give callers details about the number of staff they employ, the hours they work, etc, unless they know exactly why the information is being sought. There is an unauthorised anonymous caller purporting to act on behalf of The Pharmaceutical Journal ringing independent pharmacists asking for such information at the moment.

Bogus e-mail (progesterex)
As a result of a bogus e-mail circulating since 1999, some pharmacists are receiving enquiries from customers about progesterex, described in the e-mail as a sterilisation drug used in cases of date rape.

Pharmacists should be aware that in searches of world wide medical databases and information resources the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has found no medicine (either for human or veterinary use) with either the brand or generic name of progesterex.