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Accuretic found to contain nitrosamines
Medsafe is alerting patients and prescribers that Accuretic (quinapril + hydrochlorothiazide) is being withdrawn from use because it contains impurities called nitrosamines.
Patients should keep taking their Accuretic medicine until they have spoken to their healthcare professional.
News and Events
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 30/6/2022 | Alert Communication | Accuretic found to contain nitrosamines |
| 27/6/2022 | Consultation | Outcome of the consultation on the proposed warning and advisory statements relating to harm of long-term use and overuse of stimulant laxatives |
| 20/6/2022 | Notices | Schedule OF Fees Payable under the Medicines Act 1981 (Effective from 1 July 2022) |
| 2/6/2022 | Publications | Prescriber Update Vol. 43 No. 2 – June 2022 |
| 30/5/2022 | Committees | Agenda for the 190th Medicines Adverse Reactions Committee meeting - 9 June 2022 |
| 13/5/2022 | Consultation | Review of Fees payable under the Medicines Act 1981 |
| 11/5/2022 | COVID-19 | Adverse events following immunisation with COVID-19 vaccines: Safety Report #43 – 30 April 2022 |
