Medicines Partnership was part
of a group which in April 2004 launched a BNF-sized
booklet for health professionals on drugs of porcine
origin and their clinical alternatives. The booklet
not only provides a directory of drugs of porcine
origin and their alternatives, but also provides
guidance on the religious and cultural aspects
of porcine derived products and explains why and
how patients should be involved in decisions about
medicines.
Printed copies of the booklet
have run out, but it is available to download
at the bottom of the page.
Patient guide: In October 2004,
Sanofi Synthelabo produced patient versions of
the booklets in English, Urdu, Gujerati, Arabic
& Hindi. Medicines Partnership had no involvement
in the development of these patient versions.The
writing of the booklet was co-ordinated by HealthGain
Solutions, with an unrestricted educational grant
from Sanofi-Synthelabo, and had the following
editorial board:
Prof Aziz Sheikh, BSc,
MBBS, MSC, MRCP, MRCGP, MD, DRCOG, DFFP, DCH:
Professor of Primary Care Research and Development,
Division of Community Health Sciences: GP Section,
University of Edinburgh; Chairman, Research and
Documentation Committee, Muslim Council of Britain
Dr Joseph Spitzer, MB,
BS, MRCGP, DCCH, DRCOG, General Practitioner,
Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in General Practice
and Primary Care (Barts and the London, Queen
Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, University
of London)
Rabbi A Adler, BPharm
MRPharmS Consultant Pharmacist for the London
Beth Din and Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations.
Kashrus and Medicines Information Service, Gateshead
NE8 1TP
Dr Rashid Gatrad, OBE,
PhD, FRCP, Consultant Paediatrician, Paediatrician,
Manor Hospital, Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust, Honorary
Professor (Paediatrics)
University of Kentucky
Angela McFarlane BA (Hons),
Managing Director, HealthGain Solutions.
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