Published: 30 May 2022
Committees
Agenda for the 190th meeting of the Medicines Adverse Reactions Committee to be held on Thursday 9 June 2022, at 9:00 am
1. | 
MATTERS OF ADMINISTRATION | 
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 1.1  | 
 Welcome and apologies  | 
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 1.2  | 
 Minutes and recommendations of the 189th MARC meeting  | 
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 1.3  | 
 Declarations of potential competing interests  | 
2. | 
MATTERS ARISING FROM THE NZ PHARMACOVIGILANCE CENTRE | 
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 2.1  | 
 CARM quarterly report  | 
3. | 
PHARMACOVIGILANCE REPORTS | 
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 3.1  | 
 Matters referred to the MARC under section 36 of the Medicines Act 1981  | 
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 3.1.1 Buccaline: referral to the Committee under section 36(2) of the Medicines Act 1981  | 
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 3.2  | 
 Matters referred to the MARC by Medsafe  | 
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 3.2.1 Opioids and serotonin syndrome  | 
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3.2.2 Methylphenidate and the risk of birth defects | 
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 3.2.3 Prostaglandin associated periorbitopathy  | 
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 3.2.4 Methenamine benefit risk review  | 
4. | 
MEDSAFE PHARMACOVIGILANCE ACTIVITIES | 
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 4.1  | 
 Report on standing agenda items  | 
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 4.2  | 
 Medsafe pharmacovigilance activities  | 
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 4.3  | 
 Prescriber Update  | 
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 4.4  | 
 Quarterly summary of recent safety communications  | 
5. | 
OTHER BUSINESS | 





