Watchdog welcomes new guidance on dispensing medicines to care services
The Care Inspectorate welcomed new guidance from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society about the way community pharmacists dispense medicines to care services.
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Good Egg Car Safety
The Scottish In-Car Child Safety Initiative explains the vital importance of a correctly-fitted child restraint and shows you how to find the best seat for your child's weight, height and age.
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Codeine for analgesia: restricted use in children and adolescents because of reports of morphine toxicity
Codeine should only be used to relieve acute moderate pain in children older than 12 years and only if it cannot be relieved by other painkillers such as paracetamol or ibuprofen alone.
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Care of the Older Persons Skin Best Practice Statement - Second Edition
The second edition of this best practice statement has been published by Wounds UK
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Diclofenac: information for patients
Research has shown that the risk of some heart and blood vessel problems may be higher with diclofenac (when taken by mouth) than with some alternative anti-inflammatories.
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