What injections can be given enterally?

This updated Medicines Q&A is a quick reference summary to different types of enteral feeding tubes, in relation to medication issues. Not all enteral feeding…

How can hot flushes in men being treated for prostate cancer be managed?

This updated Medicines Q&A evaluates the available evidence for the different treatment options for hot flushes in men treated for prostate cancer

Safety in Lactation: Drugs for hypertension

Additional information relating to breastfeeding To be used in conjunction with individual drug entries for specific information and guidance. Many of the drugs covered by…

Drug-induced hypersalivation - what treatment options are available?

This Medicines Q&A summarises published studies or case reports concerning the pharmacological treatment of drug-induced hypersalivation (drooling or sialorrhoea), particularly hypersalivation caused by clozapine.  

What non-hormonal alternatives to antidepressants are available for the management of menopausal hot flushes?

This is one of two Medicines Q&As addressing the management of menopausal hot flushes with non-hormonal drug therapy. Summary Hot flushes (or flashes), along with…

Safety in Lactation: Antimigraine drugs

If simple analgesics, e.g. paracetamol and ibuprofen, are insufficient to treat symptoms, sumatriptan is the drug of choice for the treatment of acute migraine. Although…