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Some mental health medications increase sensitivity to hot weather, which is increasing in frequency and severity due to climate change, impacting wellbeing.
This page advises healthcare professionals working within the community, care homes or hospital environments on how to reduce the risks of hot weather to the health of people they provide care for.
Potential effects on performance of prescription and or over the counter drugs.
The MHRA has advised pharmacy and healthcare professionals to return all remaining stock to their suppliers
Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
The MHRA has reviewed the warnings regarding addiction, dependence, withdrawal, and tolerance for gabapentin, pregabalin, benzodiazepines, and z-drugs. The findings (detailed in the Public Assessment Report) were that it was necessary to strengthen these warnings in the product information and...
Essential advice on protecting your medicines during extreme heat and staying safe this summer.
As a vet or pharmacist, you must follow legal requirements when working with controlled drugs in veterinary medicine.
How to register with an NHS doctor and patient questionnaires in Ukrainian and Russian.
Government launches consultation to help combat rising drug deaths from opioids, as part of record £3.4 billion in investment in drug and alcohol services.
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