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Who issues medication safety alerts? The Medicines Healthcare Products and Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for issuing medication and medical device safety alerts. How are these [...]

From 31 March 2020 NHS and partner organisations are required to use modern communication methods instead of faxes, such as secure email, in order to comply with their information governance [...]

Introduction In December 2019 Janssen-Cilag launched Spravato 28mg nasal spray onto the UK and European markets with the indication to treat adults with treatment-resistant major depressive [...]

Cytotoxic drugs (sometimes known as antineoplastic) describe a group of medicines that contain chemicals which are toxic to cells, preventing their replication or growth. As well as being used as [...]

The annual influenza vaccination programme has become an important strategy for protecting public health by providing vulnerable people with immunisation against the virus strains likely to be [...]

It is not permitted to use patient group directions (PGDs) to administer medication such as flu vaccines for occupational health services, following legal advice issued by NHS England. Instead, [...]

The annual influenza vaccination programme has become an important strategy for protecting public health by providing vulnerable people with immunisation against the virus strains likely to be [...]

3.7 million people in the UK have been diagnosed with diabetes, with this number expected to rise significantly in the coming years. It is important to diagnose diabetes as early as possible to [...]