Patients may still ask for vertebroplasty no matter what the results show.

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GPs are already extremely stretched, with many feeling challenged to manage their patient lists and needs, but they may also now have to be prepared for the possibility of urgent and unexpected requests, for example, a service provider may ask for additional information if a problem arises with one of their patients during treatment abroad.

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She thinks the drug may be being misprescribed and says doctors should be aware that they need to ask patients if they have a history of depression before they prescribe it.

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Patients, she adds, may feel their physical problems are "the new normal" and may not ask their doctors for help.

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