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Investigations of officers suspected of using steroids in the Civil Nuclear Constabulary.
PSO 3601 sets out the requirements and procedures for the conduct of mandatory drug testing (MDT) in prisons.
Coadministration of a corticosteroid with an HIV-treatment-boosting agent may increase the risk of adrenal suppression due to a pharmacokinetic interaction.
Risk of psychological and behavioural side effects.
Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs writes to Karen Bradley MP about Estra-4,9-diene-3,17-dione, also known as Dienedione.
ACMD Anabolic Steroids Advice (2011).
Man sentenced for unlawful importation and distribution of medicinal products.
Central serous chorioretinopathy is a retinal disorder that has been linked to the systemic use of corticosteroids. Recently, it has also been reported after local administration of corticosteroids via inhaled and intranasal, epidural, intra-articular, topical dermal, and periocular routes.
Physicians should remain vigilant for pneumonia and other infections of the lower respiratory tract (ie, bronchitis) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who are treated with inhaled products that contain steroids
Following an MHRA investigation, a man from Surrey has been jailed for selling potentially dangerous unlicensed medicines.
The Government's response to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs' (ACMD’s) consideration of the anabolic steroids.
Monitor serum phosphate levels in patients treated with multiple high-dose administrations, or those on long-term treatment, and in those with pre-existing risk factors for hypophosphataemia. Re-evaluate ferric carboxymaltose treatment in patients with persistent hypophosphataemia.
Expert body recommends strengthened laws on anabolic steroids following concerns about the number of users in the UK.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Letter from Les Iversen to Lord Henley provides further advice on the classification of two steroidal substances.
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) published a report on the use of anabolic steroids by the general public, and in particular young people.
Employment Tribunal decision.
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