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Health Sciences Authority
Adverse Drug Reaction News Bulletins

ADR News Bulletin 2014 April (Volume 16 Number 1)

Audiences

Healthcare professional

Industry member

Product type

Therapeutic Products

1 April 2014

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Bulletin Highlights:

  • New contraindication on the use of high-dose diclofenac for more than four weeks in selected groups of patients 

  • Risk of Intraocular Floppy Iris Syndrome (IFIS) with risperidone or paliperidone in patients undergoing cataract surgery 

  • AE case in focus: Test yourself 

  • Risk management strategies by HSA 

  • Analysis of adverse event reports for Year 2013 

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) medications and risk of priapism 

  • List of Dear Healthcare Professional Letters 

  • Minocycline and risk of benign intracranial hypertension 

  • Labelling updates to mitigate the risk of bleeding with new oral anticoagulants

Click on the link below to download the issue in pdf:

ADR_News_Apr2014_Vol16_No1 [PDF, 444 KB]

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