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Beta blocker overdose warning

13 February 2020, 9:32am

The toxicity of a commonly prescribed beta blocker...

Melatonin 'should not be prescribed on NHS for jet lag'

20 January 2020, 2:27pm

It is 'inappropriate' to make melatonin available on...

Ketamine-derived nasal spray provides new option for resistant depression

13 January 2020, 9:37am

Spravato (esketamine) works in a different way to existing...

Avoid benzodiazepines in opioid-dependent patients, GPs reminded

9 December 2019, 11:28am

Prescribing benzodiazepines in opioid-dependent individuals...

Serious shortage protocol for fluoxetine 10mg capsules revoked

28 October 2019, 11:46am

The Government has withdrawn one of the three serious...

HRT and antidepressant shortages prompt export ban and pharmacist scrip-switching

3 October 2019, 4:44pm

The government has banned exports of HRT products and...

Potentially addictive medicines 'being prescribed for years'

11 September 2019, 1:20pm

Hundreds of thousands of people are receiving prescriptions...

Mirtazapine no more effective than placebo as an additive antidepressant

14 November 2018, 2:26pm

Mirtazapine is unlikely to provide any clinical benefit...

Gabapentin and pregabalin to be subject to tighter controls

17 October 2018, 8:25am

From April 2019 gabapentin and pregabalin will be reclassified...

Antidepressant withdrawal 'much greater problem than guidelines suggest'

3 October 2018, 8:56am

The incidence, severity and duration of antidepressant...

New atypical antipsychotic offers potential benefits in treatment of schizophrenia

26 September 2018, 5:00pm

Reagila (cariprazine) is an orally active partial agonist...

Doctors identify 50 'unnecessary' medical interventions

25 June 2018, 9:18am

A list of 50 tests, treatments and procedures 'of questionable...

Anticholinergics linked to increased dementia risk

27 April 2018, 2:56pm

Patients prescribed certain types of anticholinergic...

Valproate banned in women not on Pregnancy Prevention Programme

25 April 2018, 1:53pm

Valproate can no longer be used in women or girls of...

Treating depression may aid opioid cessation

11 April 2018, 2:55pm

Cessation of chronic opioid use may be more successful...

Antidepressants are effective, major study confirms

22 February 2018, 11:42am

A meta-analysis of 522 trials involving 116,477 people...

GPs should no longer prescribe 18 'low value' treatments, NHS England rules

1 December 2017, 11:53am

NHS England believes cutting access to the treatments,...

Clozapine prescribers reminded of intestinal obstruction risk

26 October 2017, 1:06pm

Clozapine can impair intestinal peristalsis, leading...

Infographic: GPs urged to ensure patients aware of valproate risks in pregnancy

20 June 2017, 11:32am

Despite wide dissemination of MHRA guidance and resources,...

Infographic: Long-term benzodiazepine use widespread, finds study

15 November 2016, 10:56am

Long-term use of benzodiazepines is a significant problem...

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