Abstract
Dr M Linnett considers the factors which influence prescribing habits and outlines the questions which should be asked before committing a patient to a new drug.
Mr A Howells describes the problems of the chemist dispensing doctors' prescriptions, showing how confusion can arise and how it can be avoided.
Professor J R Trounce reports on a questionnaire sent out to 100 Guy's graduates to ascertain their sources of information on new drugs and their views of further education. He makes a plea for some means of more authoritative information about new drugs.
References
1.Minister of Health and Secretary of State for Scotland (1967 ) Report of the Committee of Enquiry into the Relationship of the Pharmaceutical Industry with the National Health Service 1965–1967. HMSO, London; Cmnd 3410.