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Health Sciences Authority
Dear Healthcare Professional Letters

Update to the Instructions for Use for Ethicon GYNEMESH PS and TVT Devices

Audiences

Healthcare professional

Product type

Medical devices

15 December 2015

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Johnson & Johnson Pte Ltd would like to inform healthcare professionals of the changes to the Instructions for Use (IFU) for Ethicon GYNEMESH PS and TVT Devices.  The changes include additional information on adverse reactions, warnings, precautions and patient selection that surgeons should be aware of for safe and appropriate use of the devices. Please refer to the letter for details.


Only abstracts of the Dear Healthcare Professional Letters (DHCPL) are provided on this website. Details of these letters can be found in the MOH Alert System, which is accessible via the Health Professionals Portal (HPP), a one-stop portal for all healthcare professionals in Singapore. Dentists, medical doctors and pharmacists may access HPP at https://hpp.moh.gov.sg and follow the procedures below to access the MOH Alert system.

Step 1: Select your profession under ‘For Healthcare Professionals’.

Step 2: Click on ‘Useful links’.

Step 3: Click on ‘MOH Alert’ and log in via Singpass.

Step 4: Click on ‘Drug Alerts’ or ‘Med Device Alerts’ to view the DHCPLs.

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