Drug Safety Update

Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), a condition that can cause sudden deterioration in vision, usually in one eye at a time, has been very rarely reported in association with semaglutide in the treatmen…

• Therapeutic area: Emergency medicine and 5 others
• Published: 5 February 2026

The product information for all Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists and dual GLP-1/glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) receptor agonists has been further updated to highlight the potential risk o…

• Therapeutic area: Emergency medicine and 5 others
• Published: 29 January 2026

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) has been very rarely reported in patients treated with mesalazine. Following a recent review, warnings for IIH are being added to the product information for all mesalazine products…

• Therapeutic area: Emergency medicine and 4 others
• Published: 4 December 2025

The annual #MedSafetyWeek campaign takes place from 3 to 9 November 2025. This year’s campaign theme is ‘we can all help make medicines safer.’

• Therapeutic area: Anaesthesia and intensive care and 39 others
• Published: 23 October 2025

Patients should be reminded and reassured that there is no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children. Paracetamol is recommended as the first-choice pain reliever for pregnant women, used at…

• Therapeutic area: Anaesthesia and intensive care and 34 others
• Published: 23 September 2025