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Anti-inflammatory drugs found to exert antidepressant effect

Anti-inflammatory agents exert an antidepressive effect in the treatment of major depressive disorder, a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry has suggested.…

Published: 12 December 2019

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Opioids linked to more than half of hospital admissions for drug misuse poisoning

More than half of all hospital admissions for drug misuse poisoning in England are related to opioids other than heroin, figures from NHS Digital have shown.…

Published: 3 December 2019

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Pilot programme could help 20,000 patients receive subsidised medical cannabis

A national pilot could give 20,000 patients in the UK access to subsidised medical cannabis by the end of 2021.…

Published: 7 November 2019

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‘Peer-to-peer naloxone’ project to give street access to the medicine

A pilot scheme that will provide the overdose reversal medicine, naloxone, to those who need it on the streets could be extended across the UK.…

Published: 7 November 2019

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‘Painkillers don’t exist’ campaign launched in area with one of the highest opioid prescribing rates in England

A clinical commissioning group in the north east of England has launched a campaign to tackle opioid addiction after it was found to have one of the highest prescribing rates of opioids in the country.…

Published: 6 November 2019

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Gripping account of the human cost of the United States’ opioid crisis

BBC Three. Addicted: America’s Opioid Crisis…

Published: 21 October 2019

Opinion

Moratorium on online dispensing of opioids is required

An undercover investigation carried out by The Times is further proof that online pharmacies should be prohibited from prescribing and dispensing opioid medicines until they can prove they are safe.…

Published: 11 October 2019

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Researchers to design pharmacist-led intervention for patients using long-term opioids

A five-year research programme has been launched to develop and test a pharmacist-led intervention for patients taking regular opioids for long-term pain.…

Published: 4 October 2019

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RPS calls for investigation after online pharmacies prescribed opioids to undercover reporter

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has called for an urgent investigation to be carried out after five online pharmacies prescribed opioids to an undercover reporter for The Times without contacting the reporter’s GP.…

Published: 1 October 2019

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Novel migraine therapy relieves pain and bothersome symptoms

Rimegepant, a medicine belonging to a new class of migraine treatments, relieves pain and other symptoms in patients with moderate or severe migraine pain, research published in The New England Journal of Medicine has shown.…

Published: 10 September 2019