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. Drug updates Diamorphine nasal spray launched in UK A diamorphine nasal spray (Ayendi; Wockhardt) indicated for the treatment of acute severe nociceptive pain in children and adolescents 2–15years old in a hospital setting, is now available as an […]

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December 2013   Clin Cancer Res. 2013. [Epub ahead of print] Comparative efficacy of bisphosphonates in metastatic breast and prostate cancer and multiple myeloma: a mixed-treatment meta-analysis Palmieri C, Fullarton JR, Brown J   Using a mixed treatment comparison, the efficacy of zoledronic acid was compared to other bisphosphonates (clodronate, pamidronate and ibandronate) in patients […]

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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.   Hot topics Consultation on end of life care guidance The Leadership Alliance for the Care of Dying People (LACDP), set up in response to the recommendations from the independent report into the Liverpool Care Pathway (see news […]

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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.   Safety updates EMA confirms metoclopramide restrictions The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has re-examined the recommended changes for metoclopramide in adults and children that it made in July 2013, following a request from one of the marketing authorization […]

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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.   Safety updates EMA restricts metoclopramide dose and duration of use The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended changes to the dose and duration of use of metoclopramide in adults and children in July 2013, following a review. They […]

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