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Safety alert issued over typhoid vaccine

Posted on October 10, 2012 by admin

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has issued a drug alert advising healthcare professionals that 16 batches of the vaccine Typhim Vi have been recalled. Continue reading →

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Packaging error prompts call to check insulin cartridges

Posted on September 14, 2012 by admin

Diabetes patients using Hypurin Porcine Isophane insulin cartridges have been urged to check their medication is correct by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) after a packaging error came to light. Continue reading →

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Packaging error prompts call to check insulin cartridges

Posted on September 14, 2012 by admin

Diabetes patients using Hypurin Porcine Isophane insulin cartridges have been urged to check their medication is correct by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) after a packaging error came to light. Continue reading →

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MHRA warns against giving echinacea to children under 12

Posted on August 21, 2012 by admin

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is warning parents not to give herbal remedy echinacea to children under 12. Continue reading →

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MHRA warns against giving echinacea to children under 12

Posted on August 21, 2012 by admin

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is warning parents not to give herbal remedy echinacea to children under 12. Continue reading →

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Unlicensed arthritis drug Arthroplex potentially dangerous – MHRA

Posted on July 17, 2012 by admin

An arthritis treatment called Arthroplex that is being advertised online and in flyers is “unlicensed and unproven”, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has warned. Continue reading →

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Unlicensed arthritis drug Arthroplex potentially dangerous – MHRA

Posted on July 17, 2012 by admin

An arthritis treatment called Arthroplex that is being advertised online and in flyers is “unlicensed and unproven”, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has warned. Continue reading →

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Sitagliptin authorised for renal impairment in diabetes

Posted on April 15, 2012 by admin

The drug sitagliptin (Januvia) has been authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency for use in type 2 diabetes patients with moderate to severe renal impairment. Continue reading →

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NMC merger with other regulator unlikely

Posted on February 12, 2012 by admin

Merging the Nursing and Midwifery Council with another regulatory body is not an option being considered, the man leading the latest strategic review of the troubled organisation has said. Continue reading →

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NMC merger with other regulator unlikely

Posted on February 12, 2012 by admin

Merging the Nursing and Midwifery Council with another regulatory body is not an option being considered, the man leading the latest strategic review of the troubled organisation has said. Continue reading →

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