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Apr 16
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Why are beta blockers so popular?

The Observer
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Data reveals that young women in the UK are increasingly being prescribed beta blockers. What is behind the trend?


Read more here - ‘Magic pill’ beta blocker prescriptions for teenage girls rise 90% in a decade


Writer: Casey Magloire 

Producer: Casey Magloire 

Host: Ada Barume

Episode photography: Joe Mee 

Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett 



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