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PSNC announces mandatory valproate audit for 2022-23

Pharmacies must complete a six-week audit before March 31

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Twelve serious shortage protocols for HRT products extended by DHSC

The SSPs were due to expire on October 28 but have been extended across the UK.

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Pharmacists reduce exposure to high-risk anticholinergics

Pilot studies from the US report that pharmacist-overseen deprescribing reduces exposure

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Hypertension doubles Covid-19 hospitalisations

Hypertension leads to highest increased risk of hospitalisation for omicron, study shows

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Clinical review: Why do so many with hypertension go untreated?

More than half of over-40s had hypertension in a recent UK study. Why is it so often poorly controlled?

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Dementia linked with hypothyroidism

Study finds a marked association between the two conditions among older people

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Over 10% of patients not receiving valproate cards from pharmacies

Safety requirements for sodium valproate still not being met, says NHS England

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Cold snaps more deadly than heatwaves

Cold snaps kill about 75 times more people, new research finds

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Osteoarthritis increases risk of long-term co-morbidities

OA associated with many and varied comorbidities, new research indicates

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Less than half of PPI users have a valid indication

Just 44 per cent of patients in a retrospective Dutch study had a valid indication

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