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Safety leaflet on topical corticosteroids and withdrawal reactions to help patients and their carers to use these medicines safely.
Topical steroid products are safe and highly effective treatments for the management of a wide range of inflammatory skin diseases but have important risks, especially with prolonged use at high potency. In the coming months, as a result of regulatory...
This ACMD report, released on 21 September 2010, considers the issue of anabolic steroid misuse. Also available are the annexes to the report…
Public Assessment Report (PAR) reviewing available safety data for topical steroid withdrawal reactions, which have been associated with topical corticosteroids.
The penalties if you are caught taking or dealing drugs - drug classification, fines and prison sentences
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