By Catherine Reilly.

The HSE is wrong to persist with plans to extend GP-visit cards to all children under 6 at the same time as they are recalling them from older people who have depended on them for years, the IMO has said.

GP Dr Neville Wilson comes out in support of Mr Sherif Sultan following the HSE’s rejection of the surgeon’s research findings on statins (IMT, 11.

Download Pdf:  MIMS Ireland ESC 2013 guidelines CV risk assessment Table 1: Risk assessment table* Other risk factors, asymptomatic organ damage or disease ** Blood Pressure (mmHg) High normal SBP 130-139 or DBP 85-89 Grade 1 HT SBP 140-159 or DBP 90-99 Grade 2 HT     SBP 160-179 or DBP 100-109 Grade 3 HT            SBP ≥180 or            DBP

Download Pdf: MIMS Ireland ESC 2013 guidelines – treatment initiation Table 3: Initiation of lifestyle changes and antihypertensive drug treatment Other risk factors, asymptomatic organ damage or disease Blood Pressure (mmHg) High normal SBP 130-139 or DBP 85-89 Grade 1 HT SBP 140-159 or DBP 90-99 Grade 2 HT SBP 160.

Restrictions to the use of Short Acting Beta Agonists in obstetric indications The European Medicines Agency’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has recommended restricting the use of Short Acting Beta Agonists (SABAs) in obstetric indications.

The European Union (EU) has introduced a new process to label medicines that are being monitored particularly closely by regulatory authorities.

By Lloyd Mudiwa.

By Gary Culliton.

By Gary Culliton.