Revised: 12 September 2019
Information for Healthcare Professionals
This section provides information useful to healthcare professionals.
Medsafe Advice
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 19/09/2019 | Monitoring Communication | Update - 
Possible risk of lichen planus or lichenoid drug eruption with zoster (shingles) vaccine or influenza vaccine |
| 6/09/2019 | Committees | Comments on agenda for the 63rd Medicines Classification Committee meeting |
| 5/09/2019 | Publications | Prescriber Update Vol.40 No.3 5 September 2019 |
| 30/08/2019 | Committees | Agenda for the 179th meeting of the Medicines Adverse Reactions Committee |
| 16/08/2019 | Monitoring Communication | Cathejell Lignocaine 2% Gel and reports of issues when using this medicine |
| 13/08/2019 | Dear Healthcare Professional Letter | Dear Healthcare Professional Letter - Femme-Tab (PDF 174 KB, 1 page) |
| 9/08/2019 | Monitoring Communication | Tramadol and opioid effects in breastfeeding babies - monitoring extended to 30 November 2019 |
| 1/08/2019 | Alert Communication | Medsafe is issuing a warning to consumers to stop taking Go Lean Detox and Go Detox - statement under section 98 of the Medicines Act 1981 |
If you have an enquiry that is not answered by the information on the web site please contact us at askmedsafe@health.govt.nz.
