Revised: 5 September 2019

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Latest Issue of Prescriber Update

Prescriber Update is a newsletter written for healthcare professionals. Prescriber Update provides information on safety concerns with medicines and medical devices.

Download the latest issue of Prescriber Update – September 2019 (PDF 1.03 MB, 23 pages)

The following articles are in the latest edition.

• Spotlight on vildagliptin
• Paracetamol – Dangerous when not used correctly
• Stop and think before using botulinum toxin
• Fentanyl Sandoz: Patch placement
• Medsafe Files – Episode 11: Communicating medicines information
• Direct-acting oral anticoagulants may not be the best choice for patients with antiphospholipid syndrome
• Artemisia annua and QT interval prolongation
• MARC’s remarks: June 2019 Meeting
• Biotin beware!
• Pharmacy quality audits
• Gathering knowledge from adverse reaction reports: September 2019
• Quarterly summary of recent safety communications
• Lamotrigine and a rare immune system reaction: Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
• Medicines classification update
• Medicines Monitoring: Denosumab
• Medicines Monitoring: Tramadol
• Recent approvals of medicines containing a new active ingredient
• Summary of spontaneous reports for meningococcal vaccines
• Medicinal Cannabis Scheme: An update from the Ministry of Health