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Health in focus  
02/02/2010
Thinking Ahead - Contraceptive Awareness Week
THINKING AHEAD is a resource document for specific health events and seasonal conditions that may have a public health impact. This edition is for Contraceptive Awareness Week 8th-14th Feb 2010
News
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NPSA Patient Safety Alert: Safer use of intravenous gentamicin for neonates
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NPSA
Today
NICE issues preliminary recommendations (Appraisal Consultation Document) on dasatinib and nilotinib in imatinib-intolerant chronic myeloid leukaemia
NeLM News Service
NICE
Today
NICE issues preliminary recommendations (Appraisal Consultation Document) on everolimus for renal cell carcinoma (second line metastatic)
NeLM News Service
NICE
Today
NICE issues draft scope for its guidance on the inpatient management of diabetic foot problems for consultation
NeLM News Service
NICE
Today
MHRA: Nicotine replacement therapy and harm reduction
NeLM News Service
MHRA
Today
MHRA urges reporting of suspected adverse reactions associated with intra-articular use of local anaesthetics
NeLM News Service
MHRA
Today
Concurrent use of tamoxifen and some SSRI may increase cancer recurrence risk
NeLM News Service
BMJ
Today
HRT use may (modestly) increase risk of new-onset asthma
NeLM News Service
Thorax
Today
Patients with IBD have increased VTE risk, especially during flare-ups
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Lancet
Today
Case series report: poisoning outbreak from a selenium-containing dietary supplement
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Arch Internal Med
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Evidence
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Today
MHRA: Tacrolimus products not interchangeable without careful therapeutic monitoring
Medication Safety
MHRA
Today
MHRA: Orlistat safety update
Medication Safety
MHRA
Today
MHRA: Suspension of sibutramine EU licences recommended as evidence indicates risks outweigh benefits
Medication Safety
MHRA
Today
MHRA: Suspected adverse reactions to flu antivirals and vaccines confirm recognised safety profile
Medication Safety
MHRA
Today
MHRA: Risk of intraocular lens opacification with off-label intraocular use of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator
Medication Safety
MHRA
08/02/2010
SMC accepts darunavir (Prezista®) for use in children and adolescents with HIV-1
Drug Specific Reviews
Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC)
08/02/2010
SMC accepts restricted use of ustekinumab (Stelara®) for psoriasis
Drug Specific Reviews
Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC)
08/02/2010
SMC accepts trospium film-coated tablets (Flotros®) for overactive bladder
Drug Specific Reviews
Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC)
08/02/2010
SMC accepts restricted use of tipranivir (Aptivus®) for adolescents with HIV-1
Drug Specific Reviews
Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC)
08/02/2010
SMC accepts restricted use of tipranivir oral solution (Aptivus®) for children with HIV-1
Drug Specific Reviews
Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC)
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