Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website. Hot Topics EAPC guidelines on the use of opioid analgesics for cancer pain An updated version of the guidelines of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) on the use of opioids for the treatment of cancer pain […]
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Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website. Drug updates Extemporaneous thalidomide oral suspension stability study A stability study of thalidomide oral suspension 20mg/mL, using the contents of oral thalidomide capsules and a 1:1 mixture of Ora-Plus and Ora-Sweet, has been published. The HPLC method demonstrated […]
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Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com , the world’s leading palliative care website. Safety updates Citalopram and escitalopram maximum daily doses restricted Restrictions on the maximum daily doses of citalopram and escitalopram have been made following the evaluation of a QT study by the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory […]
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Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website. Hot topics Draft specialist care measures consultation A draft version of the specialist palliative care measures for inclusion in the Manual for Cancer Services has been issued by the UK Department of Health for a 12 week consultation […]
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Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website. Hot topics Evidence for unlicensed and off-label medicines The UK Department of Health (DH) has announced that it will commission expert assessments of the evidence on the use of unlicensed or off-label medicines, including in rare conditions. These […]
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Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website. Drug updates NETAG does not recommend capsaicin cutaneous patch for neuropathic pain The NHS North East Treatment Advisory Group (NETAG) does not recommend the use of capsaicin cutaneous patch (Qutenza) for neuropathic pain, the group were concerned about […]
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Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website. Safety updates MHRA: Avoid use of aqueous calamine cream before X-ray The UK Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory agency (MHRA) has issued a reminder that aqueous calamine cream should not be applied to the skin before an X-ray examination because […]
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Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website. Safety updates MHRA warns against Beline herbal supplement The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a warning advising people not to take the illegal herbal supplement Beline capsules. Analysis of samples of Beline have revealed […]
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Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website. Latest news NICE consults on draft recommendations on the use of opioids in palliative care The UK National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is consulting on draft recommendations for the use of opioids in palliative care. Comments […]
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Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website. Latest news NPC guide to prescribing specials The UK National Prescribing Centre (NPC) has produced a good practice guide to prescribing specials which includes a quick practical checklist for prescribers (appendix 2). Consultations on independent prescribing for physiotherapists […]