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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- Codeine linctus (codeine oral solutions): reclassification to prescription-only medicine
- Valproate (Belvo, Convulex, Depakote, Dyzantil, Epilim, Epilim Chrono or Chronosphere, Episenta, Epival, and Syonell▼): new safety and educational materials to support regulatory measures in men and women under 55 years of age
- Fluoroquinolone antibiotics: must now only be prescribed when other commonly recommended antibiotics are inappropriate
- Pseudoephedrine: very rare risk of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) and reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS)
- Letters and medicine recalls sent to healthcare professionals in January 2024
- Fluoroquinolone antibiotics: reminder of the risk of disabling and potentially long-lasting or irreversible side effects
- Over-the-counter painkillers containing codeine or dihydrocodeine
- Fluoroquinolone antibiotics: new restrictions and precautions for use due to very rare reports of disabling and potentially long-lasting or irreversible side effects
- Quinine: not to be used routinely for nocturnal leg cramps
- Pholcodine-containing cough and cold medicines: withdrawal from UK market as a precautionary measure