Media Releases

Medsafe, or the Minister of Health on an issue Medsafe has been involved in, has released the following media statements since January 2000:

Media Releases for 2011
26 Oct 2011	Worldwide withdrawal of Xigris (drotrecogin alfa)
6 Oct 2011	Medsafe recalls two products with undeclared prescription medicines
30 Sept 2011	Medsafe Warns of Dangers of Purchasing Medicines Online
15 Sept 2011	Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate): Questions and Answers (updated 31 October 2011)
17 Feb 2011	Suspension of Avandia (rosiglitazone) from New Zealand market
	Questions and Answers on rosiglitazone (Avandia)
	Letter to Healthcare Professionals: Suspension of rosiglitazone-containing medicines: Avandia and Avandamet (Adobe pdf document 134kb)
Media Releases for 2010
30 Nov 2010	No conclusive evidence of paracetamol’s link to asthma
21 Oct 2010	Recall of one batch of GlucaGen® Hypokit
15 Oct 2010	NZ takes part in 3rd online global operation against illegal and counterfeit medicines
11 Oct 2010	Withdrawal of Sibutramine (Reductil) in New Zealand
	Questions and Answers on Sibutramine (Reductil)
8 Oct 2010	Medsafe warns consumers not to take Miracle Mineral Solution
24 Sept 2010	Medsafe recalls six products with undeclared prescription medicines
	Photos of six products with undeclared prescription medicines
17 Sept 2010	Former bodybuilder sentenced for illegal sale of anabolic steroids
13 Aug 2010	Medsafe recalls four products with undeclared prescription medicines
22 July 2010	Medsafe announces date to introduce sales restrictions on some cough and cold medicines for children
8 Jun 2010	Sale restrictions on some cough and cold medicines for children under 12
28 May 2010	Medicine Recall – Pacific Atenolol (atenolol) 50mg and 100mg tablets
	Questions and answers on the recall of Pacific Atenolol (atenolol) 50mg and 100mg tablets (Updated 1 June 2010)
7 May 2010	Consumers advised to stop taking adulterated products for erectile dysfunction
26 Mar 2010	Paradex and Capadex will be withdrawn from New Zealand market on 1 August 2010
	Questions and answers on the withdrawal of the dextropropoxyphene-containing medicines Capadex and Paradex
	Update on the Withdrawal of Dextropropoxyphene-containing medicines (Letter to Healthcare Professionals) (Adobe Acrobat PDF Document - 76KB)
24 Mar 2010	Viral DNA Fragments found in Rotarix Vaccine
9 Mar 2010	Response to Emma Bailey from the Timaru Herald requesting information on the 31 serious cases reported in association with Gardasil (HPV) vaccine
9 Feb 2010	Paradex and Capadex to be withdrawn from New Zealand market
	Withdrawal of Dextropropoxyphene-containing medicines (Letter to Healthcare Professionals)
	Questions and answers on the withdrawal of the dextropropoxyphene-containing medicines Capadex and Paradex
	Medsafe risk-benefit review for dextropropoxyphene (Adobe pdf document - 2.54mb)
22 Jan 2010	Sibutramine/Reductil

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