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Health Sciences Authority
Adverse Drug Reaction News Bulletins

ADR News Bulletin 2024 April (Volume 26 Number 1)

29 April 2024

Audiences

Healthcare professional

Industry member

Product-type

Therapeutic Products

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Bulletin Highlights:

  • Pseudoephedrine and the rare risk of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) and reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS)

  • Analysis of adverse event reports for year 2023

  • AE Case in Focus 1: Test Yourself - What could have caused the blistering rash in this patient?

  • AE Case in Focus 2: Test Yourself - What could have caused the respiratory failure in this patient?

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

ADR_News_April2024_Vol26_No1 [PDF, 2407 KB] (opens in new tab)

New drugs approved in 2023:

Healthcare professionals are encouraged to report all serious and non-serious suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs) with the use of new drugs. Your active participation in the ADR monitoring programme will provide valuable support to the post-marketing surveillance on drug safety.

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

New Drugs Approved for 2023 [PDF, 715 KB] (opens in new tab)