Buprenorphine may be safer than methadone in opioid substitute therapy, study suggests

Buprenorphine may be safer than methadone in opioid substitute therapy, study suggests

April 23 2018 Buprenorphine has been found to have lower rates of overdose death than methadone...

Class of diabetes drug linked to increased risk of irritable bowel disease

Class of diabetes drug linked to increased risk of irritable bowel disease

March 29 2018 A study has shown that dipeptidylpeptidase-4 inhibitors may increase the risk of...

Cochrane review indicates mefloquine is safe in pregnancy, but adverse effects are a barrier to use

Cochrane review indicates mefloquine is safe in pregnancy, but adverse effects are a barrier to use

March 29 2018 Mefloquine is safe to use for malaria prevention during pregnancy, a Cochrane...

Anti-epilepsy drugs exposure in womb associated with poor school performance years later

Anti-epilepsy drugs exposure in womb associated with poor school performance years later

March 27 2018 Exposure to anti-epilepsy drugs in the womb has been linked to significantly poorer...

COPD flare-ups may only need 5 days of systemic steroids

COPD flare-ups may only need 5 days of systemic steroids

March 26 2018 A new study has suggested that shorter doses of systemic corticosteroids may be as...

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  • Buprenorphine may be safer than methadone in opioid substitute therapy, study suggests

    Buprenorphine may be safer than methadone in opioid substitute therapy, study suggests

    Monday, 23 April 2018 16:59
  • Class of diabetes drug linked to increased risk of irritable bowel disease

    Class of diabetes drug linked to increased risk of irritable bowel disease

    Thursday, 29 March 2018 11:49
  • Cochrane review indicates mefloquine is safe in pregnancy, but adverse effects are a barrier to use

    Cochrane review indicates mefloquine is safe in pregnancy, but adverse effects are a barrier to use

    Thursday, 29 March 2018 11:46
  • Anti-epilepsy drugs exposure in womb associated with poor school performance years later

    Anti-epilepsy drugs exposure in womb associated with poor school performance years later

    Tuesday, 27 March 2018 10:08
  • COPD flare-ups may only need 5 days of systemic steroids

    COPD flare-ups may only need 5 days of systemic steroids

    Monday, 26 March 2018 12:53

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No long-term effects of antidepressant use in pregnancy are found 21 September 2015
High-level azithromycin-resistant gonorrhoea detected in north of England 21 September 2015
NICE issues rheumatoid arthritis of the spine drugs appraisal 16 September 2015
Very low risk of SCLE with PPI advice issued 14 September 2015
Flu antiviral prophylaxis and treatment guidance updated 09 September 2015
Safety alert issued over simeprevir with sofosbuvir if taken with amiodarone 26 August 2015
Sanofi launches Toujeo insulin for adults in UK 10 August 2015
Batch of Chirocaine recalled due to wrong labelling 03 August 2015
Screening for risk of sudden cardiac death or Fragile X is not recommended 03 August 2015
Alert issued over risk of steel cannula infusion sets breaking 29 July 2015

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