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Thursday 11 March, 2010This week

OTC industry stands behind NSAIDs

10/03/2010 | Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) played an important role in short term pain relief for the majority of consumers, the group representing the over-the-counter medicine sector has declared.


Patients unaware of NSAID effects

10/03/2010 | More than 70 per cent of consumers who took over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) were not aware the drugs' long term-effects, according to a new survey carried out on behalf of the Gut Foundation.


Nebilet effectiveness against heart failure questioned

10/03/2010 | A new selective beta blocker used in treating chronic heart failure has "less robust evidence" of a benefit to survival, according to the National Prescribing Service.


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