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UK Updates Medicine Labelling Standards: New Guidance on Best Practice for Pharmaceutical Packaging
The UK government has published updated guidance on medicine labelling and packaging standards to strengthen patient safety and prevent medication…
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Hormonal Contraceptives With Progestogen Linked to Slightly Elevated Meningioma Risk
A 25-year Danish register study linked progestogen-containing oral contraceptives to a modestly elevated meningioma risk. The Danish Medicines Agency has…
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