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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U.S. health regulators warned on  Monday 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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&quot;The Diamorphine Injection availabilty situation in the UK has become critical because of the disruption of supplies from the major supplier, who accounted for approximately 70% of the supplies in UK.
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Doctors warned that a decision to suspend the manufacturing license of a major flu vaccine supplier could lead to shortages of the vaccine in Britain.
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Cancer patients were urged not to worry today following a shortage of the common painkiller used to treat those suffering from the disease.
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Patients are not receiving the best care they could be because of the 48-hour GP access target.
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A shortage of doctors, nurses and midwives around the globe is threatening health initiatives and could have dire political and economic consequences, public health experts said on Friday.
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Users of an anti-arthritis drug linked by a study to an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes have been urged not to panic. The UK Department of Health said users of Celebrex, manufactured by US drug
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The public shouldn&#39;t have to wonder if the medicines they take are going to cure them or kill them. Recent suspicions that a number of painkillers carry potential health risks suggests the agency responsible
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Continuing drug shortages are having far-reaching, negative impacts on patient care and hospital costs, says a survey conducted by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (news - web sites) (ASHP) and pharmacy residents at Johns Hopkins Hospital
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There is concern British soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan are being treated with a drug that has not been fully tested and licensed.
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A leading Welsh expert in respiratory diseases says some patients are having to travel too far due to a shortage of local rehabilitation services.
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One in six people are struggling to get access to NHS dentistry, a poll shows.
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The government is warning of potential heart problems associated with the use of the painkiller Bextra in people who have recently had heart bypass surgery.
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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, including many types of cancer, Alzheimer&#39;s and other forms of dementia.
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Doctors who led three studies  showing prescription painkillers called COX-2 inhibitors raise  the risk of heart attacks and stroke said on Tuesday the whole  class of drugs was in danger of being pulled from the market.
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The NHS in Scotland fails to meet its target for cutting waiting times for cancer patients.