Neurology
12The pharmacy regulator has revealed that it has “opened an investigation into the concerns raised” by a coroner after a man who was unable to get his prescription died.
3A coroner has said that a pharmacy “should have sought to find a solution” when it “could not” supply a student with life-saving medication.
0The use of weight loss drugs has been associated with a “reduced risk of substance use” and “neurocognitive disorders” including Alzheimer’s and dementia – along with a handful of other illnesses – a new study has revealed.
1A coroner has called for pharmacists to refer patients to hospital departments to ensure they “are not left without important medications” during drug shortages.
0The US President-elect Donald Trump has called for an investigation into the link between vaccines and autism – a debunked claim – and has said his health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr will be “working with” drug companies to find out “what’s happening”.
0A batch of anti-seizure medicine has been recalled as a “precautionary measure” after a patient discovered a small piece of metal inside a tablet, the pharmacy negotiator has announced.
0A doctor told Lucy Younger that her brain tumour symptoms were from “drinking too much” and being “away from home” before an “incredible” pharmacist sent her to get an MRI scan...
0The pharmacy negotiator has warned that one ADHD drug is in short supply, while some period delay and opioid dependency drugs will remain “out of stock” into the autumn.
0A manufacturer has recalled a medicine used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) “as a precautionary measure”, the pharmacy negotiator has announced.
0Tomorrow will see three hormone replacement therapy (HRT) drugs removed from the pre-payment certificate (PPC) list, while 39 batches of an ADHD drug have been recalled.