Is the online drugs market putting patients at risk?

Article Abstract:

The World Health Organization, and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) advise great caution about buying medicines, which are becoming increasingly available over the Internet, and state that it should not be done without a valid prescription. A discussion on the growth of online pharmacies, problems with regulation, and the dangers of self-prescribing is presented.

World Health Organization, Online pharmacies

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The implications of reusing single-use medical devices

Article Abstract:

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has updated its advice on the implications of reusing single-use medical devices, and a discussion is presented on what constitutes a single-use device, the implications of reuse, and the legal and safety issues. Reuse is unsafe for several reasons including cross-infection, patient injury, and chemical burns.

Pollutants produced & recycled, Prevention, Waste management, Nosocomial infections, Cross infection, Medical supplies, United Kingdom. Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

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Staff will have to report post-discharge infection

Article Abstract:

The Department of Health England plans to follow the common law set by Wales to make reporting of surgical site infection (SSIs) mandatory after the patient's discharge from hospital.

Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners, Offices of health practitioners, not elsewhere classified, Nurses, Methods, Practice, United Kingdom. Department of Health, Infection control

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