PUBBLICATO IL NUOVO NUMERO DEL DRUG SAFETY UPDATE



Fonte: MHRA. Ottobre 2009



E' disponibile il nuovo numero del Drug Safety Update dell'agenzia inglese MHRA.

In questo numero sono trattati i seguenti argomenti:

CONTENTS
Drug safety advice
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 Ceftriaxone: incompatibility with calcium-containing solutions—updated advice
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 High-dose cyproterone acetate: potential risk of (multiple) meningiomas
Yellow Card scheme update
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 Human papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation programme—first year safety review
Hot Topic
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 Smoking and smoking cessation: clinically significant interactions with commonly used medicines
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 Aspirin: not licensed for primary prevention of thrombotic vascular disease
Stop Press
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 Varenicline and suicidal behaviour: cohort study provides some reassurance
Other information from the MHRA
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 Patient Information Leaflet of the month: medicines used in tuberculosis