This blog covers the latest UK health care news, publications, policy announcements, events and information focused on the NHS, as well as the latest media stories and local news coverage of the NHS Trusts in Northamptonshire.
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Increased death rate linked to sleeping pills
Increased death rate linked to sleeping pills: A study has found that sleeping tablets used by high numbers of people in the UK are associated with an increased danger of death.The results of the study prompted the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to state it would investigate the claims of the research and see if it affected guidelines on prescriptions for sleeping pills.The research, which was published in BMJ Open, look... Healthcare Today
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