Hundreds of community pharmacies have closed in the last five years, which has heaped more pressure on overstretched GPs, pharmacists have warned. The Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies said more
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Medicine shortages have increased and are “around double what they were a year ago”, it has been claimed. Speaking to the Health and Social Care Committee on Monday, Mark Samuels,
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Deaths registered from drug poisoning in England and Wales are at the highest level since records began 30 years ago. Opiates were involved in just under half of such deaths,
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The long-term use of medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) could increase the risk of heart diseases, a study has suggested. Swedish researchers linked exposure to the likes of
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Free prescriptions and legal aid will be cut off for benefit claimants who are deemed fit to work and do not seek employment as part of a Government crackdown. Digital
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Millions of women will be able to get free contraceptive pills on the high street without having to see a GP under new NHS plans. Starting next month, women in
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Campaigners seeking improved access to medicinal cannabis are calling on the new Health Secretary to address her predecessors’ “failure” and expand the number of NHS prescriptions. Medicinal cannabis was legalised
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Patients with Parkinson’s disease are being put at risk when they have spells in hospital due to a lack of timely medication, according to a new report. Some 58% of
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Valium prescriptions given to hundreds of people across England with drug and alcohol dependencies are to be reviewed after an investigation. A report by the Local Government and Social Care
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Drug-related deaths among Scots who were dependent on opioids more than trebled between 2011 and 2020, according to new research. In a large-scale study involving almost 50,000 people over a
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