Cummulative Update

Cummulative Update

by Kazeem Olalekan Over the last month, a number of important alerts have been posted on the MHRA website which we, at bookapharmacist.com, will like to draw attention (NOTE: We continue to Tweet MHRA alerts on our Twitter page – @bookapharmacist under the hashtag #mhra – so be

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Urgent: (Action Required within 5 days) – MHRA Class 3 Alert: Cyclizine Lactate Injection 50mg/ 1ml ampoules

Urgent: (Action Required within 5 days) – MHRA Class 3 Alert: Cyclizine Lactate Injection 50mg/ 1ml ampoules

by Kazeem Olalekan MRPharmS Cyclizine Lactate Injection 50mg/ 1ml ampoules PL 00156/0096 Martindale Pharmaceuticals Ltd is recalling all remaining unexpired ampoules of the above discontinued product as a precautionary measure. This is due to a GMP concern at a third-party supplier and their own site. It is likely

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Safety Update: ALTITUDE ‘unboost’

Safety Update: ALTITUDE ‘unboost’

by Kazeem Olalekan MRPharmS Early result from the ALiskiren Trial In Type 2 diabetes Using cardiovascular and renal Disease Endpoints (ALTITUDE) study has shown that: study patients were unlikely to benefit from aliskiren; and an increased incidence of non-fatal strokes, renal complications (including acute renal failure), hyperkalaemia

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No better time…

No better time…

by Kazeem Olalekan MRPharmS There is no better time than the present to start putting forward the list of the changes we will like to see at the MHRA. MHRA is making valuable contribution to the safety of medicines and devices in the UK although its work

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Timely pips…

Timely pips…

Kazeem Olalekan MRPharmS An avid listener to the BBC Radio stations will not fail to notice a series of six short tones broadcast at one-second intervals (1) to mark the precise start of each hour. When in May last year the pips went missing (2), a typical

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Odder than Odd!

Odder than Odd!

by Kazeem Olalekan The discovery of blister packs of Seroquel XL (manufactured by AstraZeneca) and Neurontin 100mg capsules (manufactured by Pfizer) in Reckitt Benckiser’s Nurofen Plus OTC tablets is odder than odd (1)! As far as I can tell, these were not even manufactured in the same

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Pioglitazone: risk of bladder cancer

Pioglitazone: risk of bladder cancer

The MHRA has just posted a safety update that the use of pioglitazone is associated with a small increased risk of bladder cancer. Healthcare professionals should be aware of new warnings and precautions for use in at-risk patients. The advice for healthcare professionals include: Patients with active

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You do the Crime…

You do the Crime…

Counterfeit medicine is a menace that must be stopped. Mike Deats, MHRA Head of Enforcement was quoted recently as saying “The MHRA will not hesitate to take action against those who undermine public health.” This follows the successful prosecution of Graham Dawson, the mastermind behind a scam

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