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Aripiprazole can cause gambling disorder – MHRA tells clinicians to alert patients

The UK’s health regulator has received 69 reports of gambling or gambling disorder suspected to be caused by aripiprazole in the last 14 years...

Reclassification of medicines delivers huge benefits for patients, pharmacy and NHS: PAGB

Future reclassifications of appropriate medicines can lead to a 5 per cent reduction in NHS prescribing spend and a potential NHS saving of £1.4...

Over 81% of GP practices in England now provide patients’ health records online, says NHSE

In October alone, more than nine million people viewed their health records through the NHS App Thanks to the NHS primary care access recovery...

Preventative oral care advice not always offered to patients, survey reveals

Only 10 per cent of consumers said they would go to their pharmacist when seeking preventative care advice for their oral health Despite a...

MHRA increases scrutiny of valproate prescribing to protect patients from its side effects

The epileptic drug may cause serious harm to unborn babies, if taken during pregnancy, and impair fertility in males The Medicines and Healthcare products...