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 2010
13 August 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26 Mar 2010	Paradex and Capadex will be withdrawn from New Zealand market on 1 August 2010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9 Feb 2010	Paradex and Capadex to be withdrawn from New Zealand market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
Media Releases for 2009
24 Nov 2009	Medsafe takes part in global operation targeting online sale of counterfeit medicines
23 Nov 2009	Medsafe Warns of 65 Overseas Websites offering Unapproved Herbal Products
7 Oct 2009	Cough and Cold Medicines Should Not be Given to Children Under Six
24 Sep 2009	No conclusive evidence linking insulin glargine to higher cancer risk Dear Healthcare Professional letter (PDF - 39 KB)
17 Sep 2009	Import of Apotex products under close monitoring Full list of products
14 Sep 2009	Medsafe closely monitoring Apotex
4 Sep 2009	Medsafe reviews dextropropoxyphene-containing medicines: Capadex and Paradex
7 May 2009	Update on the use of “teething” gels containing choline salicylate in children – results of Medsafe’s review
13 Mar 2009	Health warning issued under Section 98 of the Medicines Act 1981 - Samoan and Tongan medicines
2 Mar 2009	Children's Use of Cough and Cold Medicines Reviewed

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