Document type: drug_safety_update
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Email document type | other |
Government document type | other |
Content Purpose Subgroup | updates_and_alerts |
Content Purpose Supergroup | news_and_communications |
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- Topiramate (Topamax): introduction of new safety measures, including a Pregnancy Prevention Programme
- Warfarin: be alert to the risk of drug interactions with tramadol
- Letters and medicine recalls sent to healthcare professionals in May 2024
- Topical steroids: introduction of new labelling and a reminder of the possibility of severe side effects, including Topical Steroid Withdrawal Reactions
- Montelukast: reminder of the risk of neuropsychiatric reactions
- Over-the-counter painkillers containing codeine or dihydrocodeine
- Quinine: not to be used routinely for nocturnal leg cramps
- Finasteride: reminder of the risk psychiatric side effects and of sexual side effects (which may persist after discontinuation of treatment)
- Fluoroquinolone antibiotics: must now only be prescribed when other commonly recommended antibiotics are inappropriate
- Metformin and reduced vitamin B12 levels: new advice for monitoring patients at risk