Published: 6 December 2019

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Quarterly summary of recent safety communications

Prescriber Update 40(4): 82
December 2019

The table below is a summary of recent safety communications to healthcare professionals and consumers, published on the Medsafe website.

Date Communication Topic
20/11/2019 Alert Consent to distribute Cafergot tablets (ergotamine tartrate 1 mg + caffeine 100 mg) will be revoked under Section 36 of the Medicines Act 1981 on 1 May 2020
14/11/2019 Monitoring Possible risk of vasculitis with dabigatran (Pradaxa)
12/11/2019 Monitoring Suspected adverse reaction reports to lamotrigine after changing brands
12/11/2019 Monitoring Update - Breast Implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma
7/11/2019 Monitoring Everet (levetiracetam) - supply and potential seizure control issues for patients
6/11/2019 Alert Consumer level recall of one lot of Avonex Pen 30mcg in 0.5mL, Lot 1422362
21/10/2019 Monitoring Losartan approved medicines supplied in New Zealand not affected by recalls overseas
21/10/2019 Monitoring Review of chemically synthesised active pharmaceutical ingredients for presence of nitrosamine impurity
21/10/2019 Alert Medicines containing ranitidine and a potential impurity, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA)
11/10/2019 Alert Medsafe is issuing a warning that Valentus SlimROAST Optimum Dark Roast Coffee should not be consumed - statement under section 98 of the Medicines Act 1981
11/10/2019 Alert Surgical Mesh Implants - Adverse Event Reporting and Monitoring - Link to the latest October 2019 report (PDF 772 KB, 15 pages)
25/09/2019 Dear Healthcare Professional Letter MMR II Vaccine - Additional supply of MMR II measles, mumps and rubella vaccine: differences in labelling and package inserts (PDF 501 KB, 4 pages)
23/09/2019 Alert Medicines containing ranitidine and a potential impurity, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA)
19/09/2019 Monitoring Update -  Possible risk of lichen planus or lichenoid drug eruption with zoster (shingles) vaccine or influenza vaccine
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