Revised: 21 February 2025
Safety Information
Oral Contraceptives and Hormone Replacement Therapy - Archive 1996 to 2004
- March/April 2004
- The New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG) recently updated their guideline on HRT
- November 2003
- Prescriber Update article
- HRT: New advice from the Medicines Adverse Reactions Committee
Media release - Ministry of Health Strengthens Warnings Over Use of HRT
- May 2003
- Media release - Women's
Health Initiative Memory Study
- November 2002
- Prescriber Update article
- Hormone Replacement Therapy: Rapid Review
- September 2002
- Letter to Health Professionals
about HRT
New Zealand Guidelines Group - Hormone Replacement Therapy Update - Archived (PDF, 2 pages, 325 KB)
Media release - New Hormone Replacement Therapy guidelines supported
- July 2002
- Media release - Study highlights potential
risk following prolonged use of oestrogen-only HRT
Media release - Hormone Replacement Therapy Risks Known, Acted On
Media release - Information for HRT prescribers
- June 2002
- Prescriber Update article
- POPs: an option post-VTE
- March 2002
- Letter to Doctors/Midwives/Pharmacists
about VTE with cyproterone-containing OCs
Prescriber Update article - Venous thromboembolism with Diane 35™ and Estelle 35™
Ministry of Health (Medsafe) advice on the use of combined oral contraceptives
Patient Info leaflet - oral contraceptives and blood clots
Media release - New advice about oral contraceptives
- November 2001
-
Media
release - Ministry of Health consulted on Estelle-35 ED™ recall
- October 2001
- European Medicines Agency
advice matches that given in New Zealand
- June 2000
- Letter to NZ doctors,
midwives & pharmacists about third generation oral contraceptive pills
Ministry of Health (Medsafe) advice on the use of combined oral contraceptives
New Zealand Study of Deaths from Pulmonary Embolism in Women of Child-Bearing Age
Media release - New Zealand published study on oral contraceptives published
- May 1999
- Prescriber Update article
- Update On Deaths With Third Generation Oral Contraceptives
Media release - Ministry reinforces advice on third generation contraceptives
- March 1999
- Prescriber Update
article - Avoiding Pregnancy Risk When Changing Oral Contraceptives
Media release - Ministry of Health distributes third generation pill information package
Media release - Ministry advice on pill consistent, consensual and commonsense
Media release - Publicity to inform women about oral contraceptives
- February 1999
- Oral Contraceptives
and Venous Thromboembolism
- December 1998
- Prescriber
Update article - Deaths with Third Generation Oral Contraceptives
Media release - Ministry of Health renews oral contraceptive advice
- August 1997
- Prescriber
Update article - The Safety of Combined Oral Contraceptives - Ischaemic
& Haemorrhagic Stroke, Breast & Cervical Cancer
- July 1996
- Advice on
the Use of Combined Oral Contraceptives
- February 1996
- Prescriber Update article - The Risk of Venous Thromboembolism with Third Generation Oral Contraceptives
