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Public Health England (PHE) has issued a warning of a sharp rise in the number of overdoses linked to people using drugs in several areas across England.
'Recreational' drug users to face tougher penalties under new proposals subject to consultation.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Cases of serotonin syndrome have been identified in associated with bupropion, especially in overdose or when bupropion is administered with other drugs with a serotonergic effect.
Thousands of prisoners are getting clean thanks to a doubling of drug-free wings in jails as the government’s war on addiction steps up a gear.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Decreased vitamin B12 levels, or vitamin B12 deficiency, is now considered to be a common side effect in patients on metformin treatment, especially in those receiving a higher dose or longer treatment duration and in those with existing risk factors....
A review of the risks of major congenital malformations and of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes for antiepileptic drugs by the Commission on Human Medicines has confirmed that lamotrigine (Lamictal) and levetiracetam (Keppra) are the safer of the medicines reviewed during pregnancy....
Carefully consider the benefits and risks before prescribing systemic azithromycin or other systemic macrolide antibiotics (erythromycin or clarithromycin) to patients being treated with hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine. An observational study in patients with rheumatoid arthritis has shown that co-administration of azithromycin...
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Ground-breaking new courts will direct drug and alcohol abusers to tackle their addiction head-on or face tough consequences.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
From today, those found in unlawful possession of these drugs face sentences of up to five years behind bars
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is reminding people how to minimise the risk of Shigella, a sexually transmitted infection with growing antibiotic resistance.
Eleven more lethal substances to be made Class A drugs, following a recommendation by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
Crime and Policing Minister Kit Malthouse and Public Health Minister Jo Churchill today (Thursday 17 September) hosted a meeting to discuss key issues around illicit drugs.
New recommendations following a review of the risks of dependence and addiction associated with prolonged use of opioid medicines (opioids) for non-cancer pain. Before prescribing opioids, discuss with the patient the risks and features of tolerance, dependence, and addiction, and...
Pregabalin has been associated with infrequent reports of severe respiratory depression, including some cases without the presence of concomitant opioid medicines. Patients with compromised respiratory function, respiratory or neurological disease, renal impairment; those using concomitant central nervous system (CNS) depressants;...
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