Cardiology: Drug Safety Update

22 May 2012 | Drug Safety Update: May 2012 (Volume 5, Issue 10)

Drug Safety Update is essential reading for all healthcare professionals, bringing you the very latest information and advice to support the safer use of medicines.

12 Jan 2012 | Statins: risk of hyperglycaemia and diabetes

Statin use may be associated with a level of hyperglycaemia in some patients where formal diabetes care is appropriate. The risk appears to be mainly in patients already at increased risk of developing diabetes. However, the overall benefits of statins strongly outweigh any risks, including in those at risk of developing diabetes or those with pre-existing diabetes.

12 Jan 2011 | Sitaxentan (Thelin▼): worldwide withdrawal from the market due to hepatotoxicity