Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

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.