The June 2009 issue of Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB) contains an editorial and three articles. The editorial discusses the new NICE document about end-of life drugs and its implications, such as the possible reduction in financial resources to elsewhere. An accompanying podcast via our website www.dtb.bmj.com discusses this further. The issue also includes an article on the management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), a review of the new gamma-interferon tests for tuberculosis, and the fourth in a series of Understanding Statistical Terms articles, this one covering terms related to diagnostic tests. A podcast outlining what is in the June issue is also available via our website.