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A summary of letters sent to healthcare professionals in July 2016 to inform of safety information for riociguat and for posaconazole.
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (UK) Limited is recalling all unexpired stock of a specific batch of Nitrofurantoin 50mg Tablets from pharmacies and wholesalers as a precautionary measure due to out of specification results for dissolution during routine stability testing.
Important to inquire if patients are taking herbal medicines.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
MHRA are asking people who use the CoaguChek device to check their test strips as a precaution following an alert by the manufacturer Roche.
(Pfizer Limited) Defect found to create the possibility of the dose being set to one extra click beyond the dose selected and indicated in the memory window when the patient turns the dose knob with excessive force (EL (15)A/12)
(Morningside Healthcare Limited) Remaining stocks of the affected batches should be quarantined and returned to the original supplier for credit. – class 2 action within 48 hours. (EL (13)A/24)
Healthcare supplement company ordered into liquidation in the High Court after it was found to have taken advantage of elderly and vulnerable customers.
Monitor patients closely for skin cancers. Advise patients to seek urgent attention if they develop signs or symptoms of serious infections.
The Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) are today warning people who may have purchased an unlicensed medicine called GcMAF labelled as ‘First Immune’ from an online website or other unregulated sources.
Key MHRA advice and guidance issued so far on medicines safety and pharmacovigilance, including on reporting to the Yellow Card Scheme.
Millions at risk from 'silent killer' as NHS campaign warns there are often 'no clues' when it comes to high blood pressure.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
B. Braun Medical Ltd are recalling specific batches of Nutriflex Omega Special 2500ml as it's been identified that they may have an out of specification result in the glucose chamber at the end of their shelf life.
Letters were sent about Buccolam (midazolam), misoprostol vaginal delivery system (Mysodelle), noradrenaline, Relenza (zanamivir), mycophenolate mofetil/mycophenolic acid, Flolan, and Fludara.
Product defect recall alert for Meloxaid 5mg/ml Solution for Injection for Dogs and Cats (Vm 02000/4397) by Norbrook Laboratories Ltd.
A letter was sent about injectable methylprednisolone products containing lactose (Solu-Medrone 40 mg); do not use in patients allergic to cow’s milk proteins.
Letters were sent about Myocrisin (sodium aurothiomalate), Cerliponase alfa (Brineura▼), Darzalex▼(daratumumab), retinoids▼, and febuxostat (Adenuric). A recall alert was issued for medicines that were taken out of the regulated medicines supply chain during distribution. Other alerts were issued about paracetamol...
Product defect recall alert for Ornicure 150mg/g doxycycline powder for oral solution by Versele-Laga.
Before prescribing hormone-replacement therapy, healthcare professionals should consider carefully the potential benefits and risks for every woman
Following a three-year investigation, Guernsey-based Immuno Biotech owner David Noakes has been sentenced to a total of 15 months in prison.
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