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Avoid routinely offering antidepressants for 'less severe' depression, says NICE in draft guidance

24 November 2021, 11:11am

Reviewing its depression guidance for the first time...

Long-term antidepressant treatment beneficial, new study confirms

30 September 2021, 9:09am

Patients taking antidepressants for more than 9 months...

Long-term antipsychotic use linked to breast cancer

15 September 2021, 11:21am

Recent research indicates a significant increase in...

Non-drug therapies as, or more, effective than drugs for dementia patients with depression, research suggests

24 March 2021, 11:31pm

Researchers identified 10 non-drug interventions associated...

Pregabalin linked to severe respiratory depression in absence of opioids

24 February 2021, 7:30am

The MHRA advises prescribers to consider adjustment...

Stay alert to postpartum bleeding risk with antidepressants, MHRA warns

10 February 2021, 11:04am

Observational data suggest that the use of SSRIs and...

Proposed withdrawal of bipolar disorder treatment revoked

25 November 2020, 10:34am

The manufacturer of first-line bipolar disorder treatment...

Stop withdrawal of bipolar disorder treatment, health secretary urged

17 September 2020, 9:41am

GPs, pharmacists, psychiatrists and patients are calling...

Women taking valproate still unaware of pregnancy risks, survey finds

13 July 2020, 3:46pm

One in ten women currently taking valproate are unaware...

New guidance for minimising psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic in primary care patients

27 May 2020, 12:41pm

A group of clinicians and public health experts have...

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The Government has withdrawn one of the three serious...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