Published: March 2012
Publications
Prescriber Update 33(1): 10
March 2012
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Please send your reports for these potential safety issues* listed in the table below.
| Medicine | Potential safety issue | Active monitoring period ends* |
|---|---|---|
| Ending soon | ||
| Lansoprazole, pantoprazole | Hypomagnesaemia | 31 March 2012 |
| Extended | ||
| Sildenafil | Thromboembolism | 30 September 2012 |
| New | ||
| Cetirizine | Severe mood disorder | 30 September 2012 |
-
is a Medsafe scheme designed to collect more information on potential
safety signals for specific medicines. - Safety signals are identified from reports of adverse medicine reactions sent to the Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring (CARM). For further information see the Medsafe website.
- The
scheme does not replace routine adverse reaction reporting. Find
out how to report at:
https://nzphvc.otago.ac.nz/report/
or www.medsafe.govt.nz/safety/report-a-problem.asp
*The appearance of a possible safety issue in this scheme does not mean Medsafe and CARM have concluded that this medicine causes the reaction.
