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Medicines

Epilepsy drug shortage spurs buying limit

Melatonin use among minors on the rise, says child psychiatrist

Finnish vaccine opponents stocking up on ivermectin

Finns increasingly seek help with cancer costs, group says

Coronavirus Vaccine

Expert: Finland could begin Covid vaccinations of 5-11-year-olds by end of this year

Active Immunization

Finnish nasal spray vaccine protects against viral variants, developers say

Coronavirus Vaccine

400 file Covid vaccine side effect claims as coverage nears 7m doses

Will the Taliban's return fuel a rise in heroin use in Finland?

THL chief doc: Not yet time for second Covid boosters in Finland

Active Immunization

15 questions about vaccinating 12 to 15-year-olds

Active Immunization

Postponed jab appointments causing congestion, slowing vaccine coverage

Turku police rule out dangerous opiate in deaths of young men

85,000 people in Finland struggle to pay medical bills

Active Immunization

Hundreds of youngsters in Finland to take part in global Covid vaccine trials

Finnish firm earns US patent for Covid drug containing ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine

Active Immunization

South Savo strives to avoid wasting leftover Covid jabs

Five young men in Turku die of suspected poisonings

Finnish police balk at idea of equipping officers with anti-overdose drug

Active Immunization

Kids in Finland could get Covid jabs 'before school starts', vaccine expert suggests

Active Immunization

Vaccinations to rise in May as more Covid jabs arrive, THL expert says

Active Immunization

Cabinet proposes changes in order of vaccinations

Coronavirus Vaccine

Finnish coronavirus vaccine study shows sharp drop in hospitalisations

European Medicines Agency

Finland continues using AstraZeneca jab, waits for EMA decision

Active Immunization

Vaccination centres turning away queue-jumpers

Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine

Decision on whether seniors will get AstraZeneca vaccine still unclear

Active Immunization

Yle survey: Nearly 90% planning to take coronavirus vaccine

Active Immunization

New THL guidance: Half of the vaccines available in Finland no longer need to be saved for a second dose

Active Immunization

Coronavirus vaccine delivery "slower than expected"

Active Immunization

Finland reports first adverse reaction to coronavirus vaccine

Right To Prescribe Medication

Sales of psychiatric drugs up in 2020

Helsinki police: Romanian gang made over 300,000 euros in profit selling pills

Survival rates for lung cancer worse in Finland than in other Nordic countries

Deaths Caused By Drugs

Drug deaths double in a decade

Influenza Vaccine

Finland faces flu vaccine shortage

Active Immunization

Finnish Covid vaccine programme to prioritise risk groups, the elderly and their carers

Pharmaceutical Prices

Consumer authority proposes reforms to reduce drug costs, improve availability

Electronic Drug Prescriptions

Study: E-prescriptions improved control of harmful drug combinations

Coronavirus Vaccine

Finnish expert answers 7 questions about coronavirus vaccines

Active Immunization

Coronavirus jabs to be voluntary in Finland

Finland temporarily restricts sales of paracetamol and dexamethasone