The October 2008 issue of Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB) has three articles. The first is a review of ▼aliskiren, the first of a new class of antihypertensive drugs. The second article reviews ▼retapamulin, a new topical antibiotic licensed for impetigo and other skin infections. The third article reviews ▼erdosteine, a mucolytic, and whether it has a place in COPD exacerbations. Go to [1] http://dtb.bmj.com/ to have a read.