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Drug Safety Update

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  • Medical Device Alerts issued in March 2019

    Alerts were issued about Pagewriter Cardiographs and Efficia Monitors and Fresenius 5008 & 5008S haemodialysis machines.

    • Therapeutic area: Anaesthesia and intensive care and 3 others
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  • Medical Device Alerts issued in September 2018

    Alerts were recently issued by MHRA about flex connectors in Halyard closed suction kits; SureSigns VS & VM patient monitors and viewing stations; and Zimmer Biomet trauma guide wires.

    • Therapeutic area: Anaesthesia and intensive care and 5 others
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  • Medical Device Alerts issued in November 2018

    Alerts were issued about ConvaTec Suction catheters, gastro-enteral tubes, intermittent urology catheters and sterile urine drainage bags, CME T34 ambulatory syringe pumps, and HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillators.

    • Therapeutic area: Anaesthesia and intensive care and 3 others
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  • Carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine and eslicarbazepine: potential risk of serious skin reactions

    Risk of serious skin-related adverse drug reactions, including Stevens-Johnson syndrome, occurring with carbamazepine may be increased in the presence of the HLA-A*3101 allele in patients of European descent or Japanese orig…

    • Therapeutic area: Neurology and 1 others
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