| Drug
safety advice |
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Thalidomide:
risk of arterial and venous thromboembolism
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Paracetamol:
updated dosing for children to be introduced |
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Dexrazoxane
(Cardioxane): restriction of use to adults with advanced or metastatic
breast cancer only |
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Hot
topics |
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Addiction
to benzodiazepines and codeine: supporting safer use |
| Stop
Press |
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Octagam
intravenous immunoglobulin 5% and 10%: lifting of licence suspensions |
| Other
information from the MHRA |
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New
learning resource: building and using knowledge on adverse effects
of medicines |
