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Health Sciences Authority
Adverse Drug Reaction News Bulletins

ADR News Bulletin 2019 May (Volume 21 Number 1)

Audiences

Healthcare professional

Industry member

Product type

Therapeutic Products

1 May 2019

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Bulletin Highlights:

  • Recall of three brands of losartan products found to contain N-Nitroso-N-Methyl-4-Aminobutyric Acid (NMBA)

  • Fluoroquinolones and risk of aortic aneurysm and dissection

  • Update on the recent study findings on the risk of non-melanoma skin cancer with prolonged use of hydrochlorothiazide

  • Analysis of adverse event reports for the year 2018

  • AE Case in Focus: Test Yourself

  • List of Dear Healthcare Professional Letters

  • Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and risk of necrotising fasciitis of the perineum (Fournier’s gangrene)

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

ADR_News_May2019_Vol21_No1 [PDF, 655 KB]


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