Volume 18 Issue 7, October 2008

Editorial
Endorsing medicines with meaningful instructions is important to improve efficacy and safety
Duncan Petty

Wound management
Are honey and maggots reclaiming their therapeutic positions in the management of chronic wounds?
Nita Flowers

Original research
Do diabetic patients have appropriate prescribing and endorsing of their medication while under hospital inpatient care?
Rawan Kajo and Alison Cotton

Emergency medicines
Be prepared for a major incident by careful planning
Ursula Collignon

Product update
Balance Activ Vaginal Gel for the management of bacterial vaginosis

Independent and supplementary prescribing
Re-validation and re-certification appear to be the way forward for prescribing pharmacists
Barry Strickland-Hodge