Published: 4 March 2021

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Quarterly summary of recent safety communications

Published: 4 March 2021
Prescriber Update 42(1): 7
March 2021

The table below is a summary of recent safety communications to health care professionals and consumers, published on the Medsafe website.

Date Communication Topic
14/02/2021 Dear Healthcare Professional Letter Supply of Comirnaty COVID-19 Vaccine in New Zealand (PDF, 9 pages, 2.07 MB)
5/02/2021 Dear Healthcare Professional Letter Supply of Canadian-labelled Coversly 2 mg and 4 mg perindopril erbumine tablets in New Zealand (PDF, 3 pages, 146 KB)
28/01/2021 Dear Healthcare Professional Letter Tenecteplase supply shortage (PDF, 2 pages, 316 KB)
13/01/2021 Dear Healthcare Professional Letter Clopine Central Database:  Updated blood monitoring threshold levels and its impact on colour coding has been delayed (PDF, 1 page, 94 KB)
14/12/2020 Dear Healthcare Professional Letter Temporary Medicine Shortage of Metalyse (tenecteplase) (PDF, 2 pages, 128 KB)
14/12/2020 Dear Healthcare Professional Letter Clopine Central Database: Updated blood monitoring threshold levels and its impact on colour coding has been delayed (PDF, 1 page, 108 KB)
10/12/2020 Monitoring M2 Logo UPDATE: Potential interaction between fluoxetine and levothyroxine
10/12/2020 Monitoring Antiseptic Soothing Cream: review of the benefits and risks requested under section 36 of the Medicines Act 1981
16/11/2020 Dear Healthcare Professional Letter Letter to Pharmacist – Notification of shortage of Minirin (desmopressin acetate) nasal drops
16/11/2020 Dear Healthcare Professional Letter Letter to Prescriber – Notification of shortage of Minirin (desmopressin acetate) nasal drops (PDF, 2 pages, 268 KB)
11/11/2020 Dear Healthcare Professional Letter Supply of Australian-labelled Lyrica (pregabalin) 150 mg capsules in New Zealand (PDF, 2 pages, 149 KB)
9/11/2020 Dear Healthcare Professional Letter Tecentriq® (atezolizumab), Identified Risk of Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions (SCARs) (PDF, 2 pages, 215 KB) and Correction note (PDF, 1 page, 147 KB)
5/11/2020 Dear Healthcare Professional Letter Supply of Engerix-B paediatric vaccine 10 mcg/0.5ml (Hepatitis B Vaccine) – Australian pack (PDF, 3 pages, 244 KB)
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