Section One Parenteral Therapy for the Patient at Home.- Chairman’s introduction.- 1 Cytotoxic therapy — developing a home intravenous service.- 2 Current therapeutic role of continuous insulin delivery systems.- 3 Care of the home parenteral nutrition patient.- 4 Is providing the regimen sufficient?.- Discussion.- Section Two Hazards, Risks and Responsibilities.- Chairman’s introduction.- 5 Handling cytotoxic drugs — health and safety hazards.- 6 Microbiological risks for the compromised patient at home.- 7 Home parenteral therapy and the general practice pharmacist.- 8 Home parenteral therapy and the hospital pharmacist.- Discussion.- Section Three New Approaches in Practice.- 9 An evaluation of the use of case studies in clinical pharmacy training.- Discussion.- 10 An integrated approach to ward pharmacy.- Discussion.- 11 Ward and clinical pharmacy — a comparison with Holland.- Discussion.- 12 The stability of diluted betamethasone 17-valerate topical preparations.- Discussion.- 13 A case study in nutritional support.- Discussion.- 14 The introduction of a cytotoxic reconstitution and additive service in a regional chemotherapy centre.- Discussion.- Section Four Drug Selection and Evaluation.- Chairman’s introduction.- 15 Hospital pharmacy and clinical pharmacokinetics — is academia in touch?.- 16 Theophylline therapy: the need for pharmacy involvement.- 17 Pharmacokinetics in the hospital pharmacy.- 18 Practising drug evaluation.- Discussion.- Closing address.