Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website with over 30,000 members from 169 Countries. Hot topics WHO guidelines for treatment of cancer pain published The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published ‘Guidelines for the pharmacological and radiotherapeutic management of cancer pain in adults and adolescents. […]
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News and updates from www.palliativedrugs.com
Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website with over 30,000 members from 169 Countries. SAFETY UPDATES CME T34 syringe pumps now require foam pads to be added to the battery compartment All Caesarea Medical Electronics (CME) T34 Ambulatory syringe pumps in the UK now need […]
News and updates from www.palliativedrugs.com
Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website with over 30,000 members from 169 Countries. Hot topics Report on action taken on ambulatory syringe drivers The UK government has produced a report reviewing the action taken since the 2010 Safety Alert ‘Safer ambulatory syringe drivers’. This […]
News and updates from www.palliativedrugs.com
Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website with over 30,000 members from 169 Countries. Safety updates T34 syringe pumps updated safety warning CME Ltd have published an updated Field Safety Notice specifying the brand of battery that should be used in T34 syringe pumps, along […]
News and updates from www.palliativedrugs.com
Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website with over 30,000 members from 169 Countries. Safety updates MHRA alert: Denosumab The UK MHRA has sent out two drug safety updates regarding denosumab use: risk of new primary malignancy when used for the prevention of skeletal-related events […]
News and updates from www.palliativedrugs.com
Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website with over 30,000 members from 169 Countries. Safety updates Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) alert: T34 syringe pumps CME has identified that there can be a ± 2mm overall size difference between battery brands used […]
News and updates from www.palliativedrugs.com
Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website with over 30,000 members from 169 Countries. Safety updates Drug name confusion MHRA have highlighted the risk of confusion between similar sounding or similar looking drug names. This follows more reports, including cases with fatal outcomes, of confusion […]
News and updates from www.palliativedrugs.com
Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website with over 37,000 members from 153 Countries. Safety updates Updated advice on switching brands of anti-epileptics MHRA has updated their advice, published in 2013 (see our news item), regarding switching between different manufacturer’s products. For anti-epileptic drugs listed […]
News and updates from www.palliativedrugs.com
Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website with over 30,000 members from 169 Countries. Safety updates Buccolam pre-filled syringes: medicines defect information MHRA has highlighted reports that the translucent tip-cap of Buccolam (midazolam) oromucosal syringes (all strengths) sometimes remains on the syringe tip when the […]
News and updates from www.palliativedrugs.com
Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website with over 30,000 members from 169 Countries. Safety updates Gabapentin: risk of severe respiratory depression The MHRA has highlighted a rare risk of severe respiratory depression in patients taking gabapentin even without concomitant opioids. Dose adjustments may be […]