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NHS GP Dr Amir Khan Warns Against Sleeping Pills, Urging Rare, Short-Term Use Only

He cites addiction risk and favors cognitive behavioural therapy as the first-line approach.

Coroner Warns Apixaban Leaflets Omit Head‑Injury Advice After Death Following Minor Fall

NHS Starts Targeted Mounjaro Prescribing as Norfolk–Waveney ICB Estimates Over 11,000 Eligible

NHS Renews Warnings on PPIs, Sets OTC Pantoprazole Limits

TikTok Pharmacist Warns Against Routine Use of OTC Indigestion Remedies

NHS Guidance on Beclometasone Inhalers Reiterated, Flagging Age Limits and Trace Alcohol in Some Brands

MHRA Issues New Year Warning Against Buying Weight-Loss Jabs From Unregulated Sellers

Unpublished AHA Study Links Long-Term Melatonin Use to Higher Heart Risks

Long-Term Melatonin Use Linked to Higher Heart Failure and Mortality Risk in Large EHR Study

Teva, Amerisource Pull 580,000+ Prazosin Bottles as FDA Flags Nitrosamine Contamination

NHS Reiterates Naproxen Warning Over Rare ‘Burning Stomach’ Ulcer Signs

The Lancet Review Finds Antidepressants Differ Sharply in Weight, Heart Rate and Blood Pressure Effects

GP Warns Against Long-Term Omeprazole Use in UK

Anvisa Approves Dayvigo (Lemborexant) for Adult Insomnia in Brazil

New Trials Challenge Routine Beta-Blocker Use After Heart Attack, With Possible Harm in Women

Spain Urges Caution After REBOOT Trial Finds No Routine Benefit From Beta-Blockers Post-MI

Danish Study Finds No Link Between Vaginal Estrogen Tablets and Recurrent Ischemic Stroke

FDA Mandates Opioid Label Overhaul to Quantify Long-Term Risks

Long-Term Desogestrel Use Linked to Slight Rise in Brain Tumor Risk

GLP-1 Agonists Tied to Higher Risk of Macular Degeneration and Rare Optic Neuropathy