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Category Archives: Drug Safety
Rapid Update 3 – March 2017: Statins and liver function testing: CCG intervention to reduce unnecessary testing
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Rapid Update 3 – December 2016: Cardiovascular safety of celecoxib, naproxen, or ibuprofen for arthritis
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Rapid Update 2 – November 2016: Dementia: No reduction in antipsychotic prescribing in care homes 4 years after introduction of the National Dementia Strategy
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Safer Prescribing: A Trial of Education, Informatics, and Financial Incentives (Apr-16)
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NPC Archive Item: More evidence around the risks of using antipsychotics in older residents of nursing homes
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 28 March 2012 A large observational study suggests that haloperidol is associated with a greater relative risk of death than risperidone when used in older people, and quetiapine has […]
NPC Archive Item: MHRA Drug Safety Update November 2011
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. The Drug Safety Update is an NHS Evidence accredited provider 23 November 2011 The MHRA and CHM have published the November edition of Drug Safety Update. This edition includes […]