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Usage patterns amid hypertension drug recall highlight vulnerability of global supply chains

Medical Xpress

An analysis of global usage patterns of a common hypertension drug following a major recall demonstrates the worldwide impact of contamination at a single manufacturing facility.

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Analysis of primary care prescription trends in England during the COVID-19 pandemic compared against a predictive model

BMJ

Increased health anxiety has been a feature of the pandemic, with fears around leaving the home, social distancing, hand hygiene, and shortages of goods and medications due to panic buying commonplace. Despite the spike in prescribing of insulins, oral antidiabetic medications were not similarly affected.