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Medicines

Gabapentinoid prescribing rises two per cent in a year

NHS BSA publishes latest report on dependency forming medicines in England

07 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist who failed to spot falsified fentanyl prescriptions suspended

Pharmacist failed to question issues around a patient's prescriptions, says GPhC

08 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Substance misuse

MHRA calls on naloxone providers to check for missing needles

Reports from France suggest some kits may be missing needles, says MHRA

11 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Clinical services

CPhO issues opioid substitution guidance ahead of bank holiday

'Make the care of the patient your first priority,' says David Webb

14 Sep 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

LGA chair wants naloxone expansion after record number of drug deaths

Drug misuse accounted for 3,060 of 4,859 drug poisoning deaths last year

04 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Substance misuse

Start trialling injecting facilities to drive down drug deaths, says RPS

There were 4,561 drug-related deaths in England and Wales and 1,339 in Scotland last year.

13 Dec 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Prescribing

Opioid use has fallen in County Durham and Sunderland, campaigners claim

Painkillers Don't Exist said the number of high-strength opioids prescribed has gone down.

06 Dec 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Regulations

MHRA recalls batch of methadone tablets

Medicines watchdog issues a class 3 recall for a batch of methadone tablets.

22 Nov 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacists could supply take-home naloxone under new proposals

Pharmacists, paramedics & other frontline workers could supply naloxone under Government plans.

03 Aug 2021 , 1 Min Article