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Ezetimibe supply update
Availability issues have been reported for the lipid-lowering...

NICE recommends further treatment option for underserved heart failure population
In reversal of its initial recommendation, NICE has...

Immediate statin combination treatment 'drastically' cuts risk of death in acute coronary syndromes
Giving patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS)...

Weight loss drug produces 'largest improvements ever seen' in common heart failure type
A trial in more than 500 patients has shown the promise...

GPs in some areas advised against prescribing NICE-recommended cholesterol drug
Practices across the south of England are being told...

Aspirin should not be offered for primary cardiovascular prevention, confirms NICE
NICE has updated its clinical guideline on cardiovascular...

Second SGLT2 inhibitor for heart failure rejected in draft NICE guidance
NICE has voted against NHS use of dapagliflozin (Forxiga)...

Warning over switching thiazide-like diuretic
Prescribers are advised to take into account differences...

Pandemic delayed initiation of antihypertensives, study suggests
The researchers report that initiation of antihypertensive...

Latest prescription data exposes 'stark health inequality' across England
People living in the most deprived parts of England...

Statin eligibility criteria expanded in draft NICE guidance
Millions more people could be prescribed statins under...

SGLT2 inhibitor approved for broader heart failure population
Dapagliflozin (Forxiga) is the second SGLT2 inhibitor...

Muscle pain in patients on statins 'rarely caused by the statin'
Most muscle pain experienced during statin therapy...

SGLT2 inhibitor approval 'turning point' for underserved heart failure population
Empagliflozin (Jardiance) is the first licensed treatment...

Fish oil drug provisionally approved by NICE for cardiovascular prevention
Prescribers may soon be able to routinely prescribe...

Consider safety of calcium supplements in older people with aortic stenosis, say researchers
New research links calcium supplements to earlier death...

Icosapent ethyl not advocated in draft NICE guidance
NICE guidance currently out for consultation does not...

Antiemetics linked to increased risk of stroke
Antidopaminergic antiemetics are associated with an...

NICE updates hypertension guidance
The updated NICE hypertension guideline includes new...

Second SGLT2 inhibitor for heart failure recommended by NICE
Empagliflozin (Jardiance) has been approved for routine...