The Journal recognizes the influx of new antimicrobials onto the clinical scene. Our desire is to offer the reader an up-to-date, succinct, and practical appraisal of these newer antimicrobials and the clinician a resource from which to make clinical decisions as to their use in practice. The Journal welcomes suggestions from its audience concerning other antimicrobials they would like to see r...

Since the National Health Service came into force in 1948, there has been a steady flow of patients referred by the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance to dermatologists. These patients claim to suffer from a Prescribed Disease, and the dermatologist has to determine whether they have a skin condition produced by certain occupational agents prescribed by the Minister. Basically these ha...

Infective endocarditis is still a serious, potentially fatal disease despite newer antimicrobial agents. Drug treatment of infective endocarditis is frequently instituted on a presumptive diagnosis based on strong clinical suspicion and usually prior to bacteriological confirmation. The ability to visualise valvular vegetations by echocardiography serves as a useful aid in the diagnosis and man...

detection of adverse drug reactions (adrs) in hospitals provides an important measure of the burden of drug related morbidity on the healthcare system. spontaneous reporting of adrs is scare and several obstacles to such reporting have been identified formerly. this study aimed to determine the role of clinical pharmacy residents in adr reporting within a hospital setting.clinical pharmacy resi...

Fluoroquinolones are one of the most promising and vigorously pursued areas of contemporary antiinfective chemotherapy depicting broad spectrum and potent activity. They have a relatively simple molecular nucleus, which is amenable to many structural modifications. These agents have several favorable properties such as excellent bioavailability, good tissue penetrability and a relatively low in...