UK shortage of drugs used to prevent brain damage in alcoholics
Doctors have warned that severe shortages of an “essential” drug used to protect alcoholics from degenerative brain diseases could disproportionately affect “some of the most vulnerable” in society. Pabrinex, a multivitamin injection, is used to protect drinkers against conditions such as Wernicke’s encephalopathy and Korsakoff’s syndrome, which can have dementia-like symptoms. Doctors are concerned that … Read more