CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTS – DO THEY POSE ANY RISKS?

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HEADLINES GRABS YOUR ATTENTION MORE?:   CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTS MAY POSE A SLIGHTLY HIGHER RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN SOME PEOPLE WITH RENAL FAILURE BUT RESEARCHERS STATE THEY ARE UNSURE WHAT TYPES OF CALCIUM AND WHICH DOSAGES MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS OR:  CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTS MAY CAUSE EARLY DEATH   Which headline you read will depend on the […]

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE PILL UNDER TGA REVIEW

THE TGA is undertaking a safety review of the drug Diane-35 and its generics following an announcement that France will soon suspend its marketing authorisation. Diane-35, an anti-androgenic progestogen-oestrogen combination, is approved for treating androgenisation in women including severe acne and hirsutism. It is also an effective oral contraceptive in these patients although the TGA […]