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GP should prescribe fruit and veg to boost healthy eating, says Government-backed report
GP should prescribe fruit and veg to boost healthy eating, says Government-backed report

GPs should prescribe

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Oral contraceptive pill to become available without prescription in UK
Oral contraceptive pill to become available without prescription in UK

The UK medicine

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Pregnant women on sodium valproate to be reminded to urgently see GP
Pregnant women on sodium valproate to be reminded to urgently see GP

Around 20,000 women

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Bempedoic acid with ezetimibe recommended for high cholesterol

NICE has recommended

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Bempedoic acid with ezetimibe recommended for high cholesterol
Lack of evidence on safe methods to stop antidepressants, study finds

There is little

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Lack of evidence on safe methods to stop antidepressants, study finds
GPs can safely write delayed antibiotic scripts for RTIs, finds study

Delayed antibiotic prescribing

GPs can safely write delayed antibiotic scripts for RTIs, finds study
GPs warned against involvement in ‘Cancard’ cannabis ID scheme

The BMA and

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GPs warned against involvement in ‘Cancard’ cannabis ID scheme
NICE: GPs should ‘encourage and support’ some patients to stop taking opioids for chronic pain

The final publication

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NICE: GPs should ‘encourage and support’ some patients to stop taking opioids for chronic pain
‘One in 10’ online GP consultations could be referred to pharmacies under new scheme

Around 10% of

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‘One in 10’ online GP consultations could be referred to pharmacies under new scheme
Structured opioid and gabapentinoid reviews become compulsory for PCNs

PCNs will be

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Structured opioid and gabapentinoid reviews become compulsory for PCNs
Statins have no impact on muscle pain compared with placebo, finds GP study

Statins had no

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Statins have no impact on muscle pain compared with placebo, finds GP study
MHRA warns of pregabalin ‘breathing difficulties’

Pregabalin may be

MHRA warns of pregabalin ‘breathing difficulties’
Updated GMC guidance limits remote prescriptions of controlled drugs

Doctors should avoid

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Updated GMC guidance limits remote prescriptions of controlled drugs