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In the January issue of Prescrire International: bowel cleansers; zolpidem's morning-after effects; the hazards of fentanyl patches

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Bowel cleansers: serious adverse effects

  • Gastritis, hyponatraemia

Fentanyl patches: deaths in children

  • Safe disposal of used patches is a must

Zolpidem: next-morning residual effects

  • No safer than benzodiazepines.

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Prescrire Int 2014; 23 (145): 18. (Pdf, free)

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