The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 275 No 7380 p733
17 December 2005

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Leaflet for patients on drug side effects developed by MHRA

A patient leaflet that contains questions and answers on the side effects of medicines has been produced by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.

The leaflet will be distributed to pharmacies and GP surgeries as well as being sent to patients who report side effects via the yellow card scheme. It can also be downloaded from the MHRA website

Patients are told to ask their pharmacist for a patient information leaflet if they do not receive one with their medicines.