Content and site availability disclaimers

Every effort is taken to ensure that the information published on this website is accurate and kept up to date. We do this through our editorial and quality control processes which are overseen by our Editorial Board.

However, we cannot guarantee that all of the information is completely accurate or complete. This website is provided for information only. It is not intended to replace a consultation with an appropriately qualified medical practitioner. Datapharm cannot accept responsibility for any loss, damage or injury that arises from the use of this website.

We will use all reasonable efforts to ensure the availability of this site but we cannot guarantee availability at all times and we reserve the right to restrict access to parts or all of the site without notice.

Copyright & usage

The material featured on this site is subject to copyright protection unless otherwise indicated. The copyright protected material may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium for research, private study or for internal circulation within an organisation. This is subject to the material being reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context.

Where any of the copyright items on this site are being republished or copied to others, the source of the material must be identified and the copyright status acknowledged. However the material must not be systematically reproduced and sold for commercial gain.

The permission to reproduce protected material does not extend to any material on this site which is identified as being the copyright of a third party. Authorisation to reproduce such material must be obtained from the copyright holders concerned.

For further information on Datapharm copyright policy and licensing arrangements, please contact legal@medicines.org.uk

Privacy policy

Datapharm is committed to protecting the privacy of all individuals using this website.

The following statement discloses the privacy practices for http://www.medicines.org.uk. It applies solely to this website.

Information collection and use:
Datapharm does not currently store or collect any personal information about site users.

Cookies:
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive while they are visiting a particular website. Cookies which we use contain simple information about your activity whilst accessing the site but do not contain any personal information. We only use session cookies on this site i.e. cookies which are deleted from your system when you leave the site. You can set your browser to disable cookies but you may find that some aspects of this website will not then work.

Log files:
We use our records of the pages users have visited on medicines.org.uk to analyse trends, administer the site and track users’ movements so that we can improve the site. Our records do not contain any personal information about users.

Links:
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that Datapharm is not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of other websites.

Site availability

We make every effort to ensure that this website is available at all times. To achieve this we do the following:

• Host the site within a fully managed solution monitored 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• Use industry standard software for the servers and the website;
• Have well developed security arrangements;
• Have well developed monitoring, maintenance and repair procedures. If something goes wrong we ensure that we know about it and that it is fixed quickly.

In spite of these efforts we cannot guarantee uninterrupted access to this website, or the sites to which it links. We accept no responsibility for any damages arising from the loss of use of this information.

Links policy

Links are provided for information and convenience only. We cannot accept responsibility for the sites linked to, or the information found there. A link does not imply an endorsement of a site; likewise, not linking to a particular site does not imply lack of endorsement.

We reserve the right to withdraw a link or refuse to link to any website without providing an explanation or justification.

Links to this website
We encourage organisations and individuals to create hypertext links to our website. We do not require such organisations and individuals to request permission to do so but we would like to be informed that a link has been created by providing us with the originating site url via links@medicines.org.uk.

However, we do request that those linking to our website respect the following conditions:

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