Drug Safety Update

A new monthly newsletter from the MHRA and CHM, which aims to provide information and advice about the safe use of medicines. It is intended for all healthcare professionals who work in the UK – doctors, pharmacists, nurses, non-medical prescribers, dentists, allied health professionals and coroners.

Latest issue of Drug Safety Update

Previous issues of Current Problems in Pharmacovigilance

Safety warnings

Monthly newsletter on safety information sent to healthcare professionals

Medicines

Herbal medicines

Product specific information and advice

The MHRA provides information on the following groups of drugs which are under close surveillance, due to serious or emerging safety concerns.

Alpha-adrenoceptor agonists and intraoperative floppy iris syndrome

Antiepileptics

Antipsychotic drugs

Antiretroviral drugs for HIV

Asthma: long acting beta-2 agonists

Bisphosphonates

Cardiovascular safety of Cox-2 inhibitors and
non-selective NSAIDs

Dopamine agonists for Parkinson’s disease

Glitazones for diabetes

Hormonal contraceptives

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine

Isotretinoin for severe acne

Latex reactions (allergies) and medical devices

Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors

Steroid medicines

'Stop smoking' treatments

Swine flu

Thiomersal (ethylmercury) containing vaccines

Vaccine safety

Drug Analysis Prints

Drug Analysis Prints (DAPs) are complete listings of all suspected adverse drug reactions reported to the MHRA via the Yellow Card Scheme by healthcare professionals and patients. These can be accessed from the MHRA website, along with guidance for their interpretation

Questions and Answers on Drug Analysis Prints

Q1. If a reaction is listed on a DAP for a particular drug, does this mean that the drug has caused it?

Q2. Can the information in the DAP be used to determine the likelihood of an ADR to a particular medicine occurring?

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