Psychotropic drugs

Competing drugs to treat opioid addiction equally safe, according to study

Two of the main medicines used for treating opioid addiction are equally safe and effective, according to a new study in The Lancet.…

Medicinal cannabis made legal in Poland

Pharmacists in Poland have been given the go-ahead to make and distribute pharmaceutical products using cannabis after the Polish government made the drug legal for medicinal use…

Dutch tapering kits website has not broken law, MHRA concludes

Public health inspectors in the Netherlands and the UK’s drugs safety watchdog have both concluded that the English-language version of a Dutch-based website selling tapering kits to patients to help wean them off antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs, does not break the law.…

Dutch tapering kits website investigated by Dutch Health Care Inspectorate

Public health inspectors are investigating the recently launched English-language version of a Netherlands-based website selling tapering kits to patients, which help to wean them off antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs.…

Comprehensive reference on psychotropic medicines

Clinical handbook of psychotropic drugs, edited by Ric M Procyshyn, Kalyna Z Bezchlibnyk-Butler and J Joel Jeffries.…

Risk of fracture from benzodiazepine and Z-drugs higher for short-term users

Meta analysis shows that fracture risk is highest among new users of both benzodiazepines and Z-drugs.…

Valbenazine shows efficacy for tardive dyskinesia in phase III trial

Promising results in the search for a drug to treat this involuntary movement disorder.…

Experimental menopause drug cuts number of hot flushes

An experimental drug has been shown to dramatically cut the number of hot flushes in women with severe menopause symptoms.…

Healthcare professionals can report adverse effects of legal highs through new website

UK regulators have launched a pilot of a Yellow Card-type scheme for reporting adverse effects associated with legal highs and other illicit drugs.…

Industry-funded trials show bias for pharmacotherapy over psychotherapy

Analysis of 45 studies leads researchers to conclude that journals should require authors to declare any industry ties.…