In 2021, already in 80% of cases, doctors indicated the active substance in the patient’s drug prescription, thus enabling the purchase of the cheapest drugs of equivalent effect. Before the introduced changes in 2019, only 4% of doctors did this.…
Kurzeme planning region together with pharmacies and cooperation partners has launched an educational campaign “Nature does not need a pill”. The campaign will run until the end of the year and will encourage the population to use medicines responsibly and…
Several types of medicines are used to treat allergy symptoms – tablets, liquids, inhalers, nasal sprays, eye drops, skin creams and injections. Some are available without a prescription; others are available by prescription only. Here is a summary of allergy…
Thoughts of suicide are not just an individual or family problem, but a social responsibility in which the state must be much more involved. About 300 suicides are committed in Latvia every year, but the number of suicide attempts is…
Kas jāņem vērā, zāles iegādājoties iterneta vietnēs?Eiropas Zāļu aģentūra (EMA) un Latvijas Zāļu valsts aģentūra aicina sabiedrību neiegādāties zāles nelicencētās interneta vietnēs.Viltotas zāles ir neīstas zāles, ko tirgotāji cenšas pārdot kā īstas vai reģistrētas zāles. Tās var saturēt nepareizu aktīvo…