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 |
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) |