Safety and effectiveness of cannabinoids for the treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia: a systematic review – hot off the press at Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety.
Researchers in the USA have used claims data to assess the risk of persistent opioid use after hospital discharge for patients treated with tramadol alone compared with other short acting opioids. The research used three commonly used definitions of prolonged opioid...
A large study of 442 066 pregnancies included in the Quebec Pregnancy Cohort, found that in 27 149 cases (6.1%) the outcome was spontaneous abortion, and amongst these women 375 (1.4%) were exposed to benzodiazepines in early pregnancy compared with 788 (0.6%) of...
Post-partum sepsis is thought to cause 11% of maternal deaths globally and in 2016, it is estimated that 19 500 women died because of pregnancy-related infections. Antibiotic prophylaxis at caesarean section is widely recommended because it reduces incidence of...
In Australia, the opioid antagonist naloxone can be supplied directly from a pharmacist to patients without the need for a prescription (a Schedule 3 medicine). This scheduling change has been implemented with the intention of reducing opioid-related mortality arising...
