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- Acute carbon monoxide poisoning (updated)
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Editorial
Is a mild adverse effect of a drug treatment always an undesirable event? Or can an adverse effect be exploited to elicit a beneficial effect in another condition? In our Editorial, we touch on this question using a recent study of amitriptyline in the treatment of diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome. As we highlight, the distinction between contributions from beneficial and adverse effect is not always clear.
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Drug safety alerts
- MHRA issues drug safety alert on risk of hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma associated with adalimumab.
(16 July 2008) - MHRA issues drug safety alert on increased risk of psychiatric disorders, particularly depression associated with rimonabant.
(14 July 2008) - EMEA issues drug safety alert on the increased risk of fibrosis, particularly cardiac fibrosis associated with chronic use of ergot-derived dopamine agonists.
(28 June 2008)
Consultancy reviews
Palliative care
Our latest review synthesises the evidence for key elements of palliative care: symptom control; communication and transition management and provides practical toolkits.
Smoking cessation
We present a new review on an evidence-based approach to Smoking cessation.
Managing HIV infection
View our systematic reviews on the challenges of managing HIV/AIDS in resource-poor settings.
August 20, 2008
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