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Wide variation seen in gluten-free food prescribing
April 20 2018 Wide variation in gluten-free food (GFF) prescribing does not appear to be driven by obvious medical factors, a study has suggested. -
‘Caution in use’ alert issued for Inhixa solution for inj...
April 20 2018 A Class 4 medicines defect alert has been issued relating to Inhixa (enoxaparin sodium) solution for injection, made by Techdow Europe AB. -
Views sought on improving health services for people with...
April 20 2018 Primary care professionals are being asked for views on how to help improve services for people with sensory loss. -
Minister: GPs are not precluded from prescribing OTC medi...
April 20 2018 Doctors have not been prevented from prescribing over-the counter medicines, but should use proper clinical judgement, a health minister has... -
Epipen manufacturing delays causing stock shortage
April 17 2018 A manufacturing delay is causing problems around availability of Epipen (Senior) 0.3mg Adrenaline Auto-Injector.
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