| Drug
safety advice |
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Bisphosphonates:
osteonecrosis of the jaw |
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Vigabatrin
for infantile spasms: risk of movement disorders and MRI abnormalities
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Colchicine:
reminder on risk of serious and fatal toxicity in overdose |
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Orciprenaline
sulphate (Alupent): withdrawal due to unfavourable benefit-risk profile
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| Yellow
Card scheme update |
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MHRA
Swine Flu ADR Portal now extended to include reporting of suspected
reactions to swine influenza vaccines |
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Hot
Topic
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Medical
and non-medical prescribing: mixing medicines in clinical practice |
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Statins:
updated product information on adverse reactions in patient leaflets
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| Stop
Press |
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Oseltamivir
(Tamiflu): update to Patient Information Leaflet |
| Other
information from the MHRA |
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Patient
Information Leaflet of the month: Zocor Heart-Pro |
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Introduction
of the Traditional Herbal Registration Certification Mark |
