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New guidance for minimising psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic in primary care patients
A group of clinicians and public health experts have...
Beta blocker overdose warning
The toxicity of a commonly prescribed beta blocker...
Melatonin 'should not be prescribed on NHS for jet lag'
It is 'inappropriate' to make melatonin available on...
Ketamine-derived nasal spray provides new option for resistant depression
Spravato (esketamine) works in a different way to existing...
Avoid benzodiazepines in opioid-dependent patients, GPs reminded
Prescribing benzodiazepines in opioid-dependent individuals...
Serious shortage protocol for fluoxetine 10mg capsules revoked
The Government has withdrawn one of the three serious...
HRT and antidepressant shortages prompt export ban and pharmacist scrip-switching
The government has banned exports of HRT products and...
Potentially addictive medicines 'being prescribed for years'
Hundreds of thousands of people are receiving prescriptions...
Mirtazapine no more effective than placebo as an additive antidepressant
Mirtazapine is unlikely to provide any clinical benefit...
Gabapentin and pregabalin to be subject to tighter controls
From April 2019 gabapentin and pregabalin will be reclassified...
Antidepressant withdrawal 'much greater problem than guidelines suggest'
The incidence, severity and duration of antidepressant...
New atypical antipsychotic offers potential benefits in treatment of schizophrenia
Reagila (cariprazine) is an orally active partial agonist...
Doctors identify 50 'unnecessary' medical interventions
A list of 50 tests, treatments and procedures 'of questionable...
Anticholinergics linked to increased dementia risk
Patients prescribed certain types of anticholinergic...
Valproate banned in women not on Pregnancy Prevention Programme
Valproate can no longer be used in women or girls of...
Treating depression may aid opioid cessation
Cessation of chronic opioid use may be more successful...
Antidepressants are effective, major study confirms
A meta-analysis of 522 trials involving 116,477 people...
GPs should no longer prescribe 18 'low value' treatments, NHS England rules
NHS England believes cutting access to the treatments,...
Clozapine prescribers reminded of intestinal obstruction risk
Clozapine can impair intestinal peristalsis, leading...
Infographic: GPs urged to ensure patients aware of valproate risks in pregnancy
Despite wide dissemination of MHRA guidance and resources,...
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