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Category Archives: Drug Safety
Rapid Update 2 – August 2020: Methotrexate: study finds wide variation in “unsafe” prescribing across general practices and CCGs in England
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Rapid Update 1 – March 2020: Antibiotic prescribing: observational study finds macrolide antibiotic use in pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of birth defects.
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Rapid Update 2 – October 2019: Public health assessment finds a quarter of adults in England prescribed medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal
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Rapid Update 3 – August 2019: Anticholinergic medicines: observational study suggests link with dementia
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Rapid Update 2 – April 2019: Osteoarthritis: Observational study finds increased mortality in patients prescribed tramadol
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Rapid Update 1 – February 2019 Hormone replacement therapy (HRT): Further evidence that oral but not transdermal HRT is associated with venous thromboembolism
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Rapid Update 2-August 2018: Medication safety: Study suggests fixed-dose drug combinations are associated with an increased risk of therapeutic duplication
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Rapid Update 3- July 2018: Hospital discharge summaries: failure to process requested actions in primary care are common and can cause harm
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Rapid Update 1- May 2018: Common infections: adverse outcomes in older patients using trimethoprim for urinary tract infection
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