[e-farmacos] Drug Safety Updated n 6, 2008

["Madurga, Mariano" <mmadurga@agemed.es>]

Estimadas y estimados todos,
 
La agencia britanica MHRA y la Comision de Medicamentos Humanos (CHM) acaban de publicar el numero 6, vol 1, de enero de 2008 del DRUG SAFETY UPDATE
 
Indice:

Drug safety advice:

* Statins: interactions, and updated advice for atorvastatin
* Methylthioninium chloride (methylene blue): CNS toxicity with serotonergic drugs 
* Desmomelt (desmopressin): call for Yellow Card reporting 
* Bivalirudin: risks associated with incorrect dose 

Yellow Card scheme update:

* What happens to Yellow Card data? 

Hot topic

* Long-acting ?2 agonists for asthma: review 

Stop Press

* Carisoprodol: recommendation to suspend Marketing Authorisations 
* Paraffin-based skin treatments: risk of fire hazard 
* Oral anticancer medicines: risk of incorrect dosing 

Other information from the MHRA

* Patient Information Leaflet of the month

En la web de la MHRA: 
http://www.mhra.gov.uk/home/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&useSecondary=true&ssDocName=CON2033505&ssTargetNodeId=1100
 
Un abrazo,

Mariano Madurga
AEMPS/AGEMED
mmadurga@agemed.es