Drug Safety Update: August and September

admin September 14th, 2009

Apologies for the lack of postings.

There have been two Drug Safety Updates published since July:

August:

  • Safety information on oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza) for pandemic swine influenza A/H1N1
  • Herbal products: safety update
  • Monitoring the impact of regulatory action taken by the MHRA
  • Rotigotine patches: lifting of prescribing restrictions
  • Infant medicine feeder: recall due to overdose risk

September:

  • Insulin glargine (Lantus): studies of possible cancer link
  • Pseudoephedrine and ephedrine: update on measures to reduce risk of illicit use
  • Over-the-counter painkillers containing codeine or dihydrocodeine
  • Clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitors: interaction—clarification

Further information about the restrictions on codeine are available at the MHRA website.

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