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Insulin product in short supply as German maker halts supplies
A German maker has halted supplies of an insulin used for type 1 diabetes, the National Assembly was told; alternatives exist but cost at least 20pc more.
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Key developments
- Insulin product in short supply as German maker halts suppliesParliamentary Secretary for Health Nelson Azeem told the National Assembly that an insulin product for type 1 diabetes is in short supply after its German manufacturer halted supplies during a product upgrade.
- Only one insulin brand is unavailable, health ministry saysThe health ministry and Drap denied reports of a widespread insulin shortage in Pakistan.
- Pakistani women have the highest heart disease death rate in South Asia, study findsA study in JACC: Asia found Pakistani women had the region's highest death rate from heart disease, as doctors on World Heart Day urged earlier screening.
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Only one insulin brand is unavailable, health ministry says
The health ministry denied a nationwide insulin shortage, saying only Apidra is unavailable, as it got its ninth secretary in 19 months.
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Pakistani women have the highest heart disease death rate in South Asia, study finds
A study in JACC: Asia found Pakistani women had the region's highest death rate from heart disease, as doctors on World Heart Day urged earlier screening.