Man suffered psychotic episode ‘for weeks’ after being prescribed new drug
Andrew Holland was ‘not fully informed’ of the potential side-effects when he was prescribed prednisolone – a type of steroid – an ombudsman said.
Andrew Holland was ‘not fully informed’ of the potential side-effects when he was prescribed prednisolone – a type of steroid – an ombudsman said.
The ‘very small’ risk of suffering a severe allergic reaction is thought to be among people who have taken pholcodine in the 12 months before surgery.
Cough medicines containing the ingredient pholcodine are being recalled and withdrawn from the UK ‘as a precaution’.
A rare side effect has been identified among people who take the medicines up to a year before going under general anaesthetic.
Study findings have suggested patients taking low doses may have double the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
Researchers found consuming those dietary supplements did not improve the semen quality of men seeking infertility treatment.
A young man who had recently broke up with his girlfriend died after a dodgy batch of cocaine he took was laced with a fatal amount of anaesthetic.
A Wolverhampton firm was today told to pay thousands of pounds after it let waste containing high levels of metal and acid feed into the sewers.