NHS painkiller shortage warning
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Stocks of a powerful painkiller used to treat thousands of NHS patients may run out in the next few weeks, government has warned.
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The spate of bad news about painkillers has dealt a major setback to what had been a highly promising effort to use the drugs to prevent a host of leading killers.
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Federal regulators urged doctors Thursday to think twice before prescribing several popular but controversial painkillers for patients with histories of heart trouble.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that there would be a major shortage of a key anti-malaria drug next year due to a lack of themain raw ingredient produced in China.
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Â· Government failed to follow up patients at riskÂ· Danger of wider infection a 'serious problem'
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WASHINGTON  - A group of physicians and  families called on US regulators Tuesday to warn the public  about a rare but potentially fatal set of skin reactions linked  to taking the painkiller ibuprofen.
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The NHS is to come under pressure to weed out ineffective and obsolete treatments, by the drugs watchdog.
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Business leaders warn that millions of working days are lost because of the lack of weekend GP clinics.
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One in six people are struggling to get access to NHS dentistry, a poll shows.
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Stunning news that a fourth popular painkiller may increase the risk of heart attack or stroke added anxiety Tuesday for patients already worried about the safety of the drugs.
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Safety lapses in the NHS caused the deaths of more than 2,000 patients and led to the harm of another 160,000 people over the last year.
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At least Â£100m from is being spent unnecessarily by the NHS each year on indigestion drugs, doctors say.
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Without clearer evidence of the safety of painkillers similar to Vioxx, doctors should avoid prescribing them for patients at risk of heart disease, according
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US health regulators have warned of heart risks connected to over-the-counter painkiller naproxen, creating additional confusion over the safety of similar drugs after recent warnings for two other painkillers.
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McALLEN - Local doctors and residents expressed concerns Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administrationâs warning to users of the over-thecounter pain reliever naproxen could unnecessarily scare patients and cause them to distrust other medications.
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London - Doctors in Britain warned on Wednesday that a decision to suspend the manufacturing licence of a major flu vaccine supplier could lead to shortages of the vaccine in Britain.
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U.S. health officials issued the second warning since 2005 on Friday about deaths from misuse of Johnson & Johnson's Duragesic pain-killing patch or generic versions.