European regulators have, for the first time, approved a drug containing cannabis for rare, but severe, forms of childhood epilepsy. The drug Epidyolex is now available for use in the
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The current system for fining people who wrongly claim free prescriptions is not fit for purpose, MPs have said. In a damning report, the Commons Public Accounts Committee said a
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A common antidepressant does little to relieve symptoms of depression but is effective at cutting anxiety, researchers say. The biggest study of its kind found that most people taking sertraline
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Swansea University academics call for policy makers, regulators and healthcare professionals to adopt a structured medicine monitoring system after research showed a positive impact on the care of people living
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Hundreds of cystic fibrosis sufferers in Scotland will be able to get drugs which can help extend their life, after a deal on costs was reached. Pharmaceutical firm Vertex International
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Boris Johnson has faced renewed pressure to recall Parliament after the Prime Minister was forced to reveal that a no-deal Brexit could trigger medical shortages, food price rises and major
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Almost 12 million adults in England were prescribed potentially addictive drugs such as sleeping pills and painkillers last year, with half taking them long term, a new report says. A
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The UK’s medical advisory body has refused to recommend a cannabis-based drug on the NHS to treat two severe forms of childhood epilepsy. The National Institute for Health and Care
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Nearly two million older people are on seven or more prescription medicines and at risk of side effects which could be severe or life threatening, it is claimed. A report
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The NHS is to fund a “life-changing” new treatment for thousands of people with severe haemophilia, health leaders have announced. NHS England said it has agreed to fund the drug
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