Drug Safety Update

The Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) has temporarily restricted use of the IXCHIQ Chikungunya vaccine in people aged 65 years and over following very rare fatal reactions reported globally. This is a precautionary measure…

• Therapeutic area: Immunology and vaccination and 2 others
• Published: 18 June 2025

Following the completion of a safety review and the recommendations of the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM), the IXCHIQ Chikungunya vaccine is no longer indicated for adults over the age of 60 years, and is contraindicate…

• Therapeutic area: Immunology and vaccination and 2 others
• Published: 11 February 2026

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