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Document type: drug_safety_update
There are 562 pages with document type ‘drug_safety_update’ in the GOV.UK search index.
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| Type | Group |
|---|---|
| Navigation document type | other |
| Content purpose | updates-and-alerts |
| User journey | thing |
| Search user need | government |
| Email document type | other |
| Government document type | other |
| Content Purpose Subgroup | updates_and_alerts |
| Content Purpose Supergroup | news_and_communications |
Example pages
- Fluoroquinolone antibiotics: new restrictions and precautions for use due to very rare reports of disabling and potentially long-lasting or irreversible side effects
- Medicines with teratogenic potential: what is effective contraception and how often is pregnancy testing needed?
- Letters and drug alerts sent to healthcare professionals in February 2019
- Paracetamol: updated dosing for children to be introduced
- Carbimazole: increased risk of congenital malformations; strengthened advice on contraception
- Quinine: not to be used routinely for nocturnal leg cramps
- SGLT2 inhibitors: reports of Fournier’s gangrene (necrotising fasciitis of the genitalia or perineum)
- Off-label or unlicensed use of medicines: prescribers’ responsibilities
- Onivyde (irinotecan, liposomal formulations): reports of serious and fatal thromboembolic events
- Domperidone: risks of cardiac side effects