[AF] WHO Pharmaceuticals Newsletter No.1, 2005

[Martín Cañás]

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Indice 
REGULATORY MATTERS
AMIODARONE -- Medication Guide to be dispensed along with medicine........................ 1
ATOMOXETINE -- Labelling to include liver injury warning........................................... 1
BENZATHINE BENZYLPENICILLIN/ PROCAINE BENZYLPENICILLIN -- Label changes highlight appropriate use ............ 1
MEFLOQUINE -- Patient Information Leaflet to help recognize adverse symptoms................. 1
PARACETAMOL-DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE -- To be withdrawn due to risk of toxicity in overdose ....... 2
SMALLPOX VACCINE -- Label to highlight reports of myopericarditis .... 2
THIORIDAZINE -- Withdrawn due to poor benefit/risk profile...... 2
SAFETY OF MEDICINES
ATAZANAVIR-RITONAVIR -- Not to be co-administered with omeprazole ...... 3
CELECOXIB -- Increased risk of cardiovascular events....................... 3
DARBEPOETIN ALFA -- Adverse outcomes associated with off-label dosing strategies............ 3
GALANTAMINE -- Ineffective and possibly unsafe in mild cognitive impairment ....... 4
GLUCOSAMINE -- Concerns about hypercholesterolaemic effects ................... 4
NAPROXEN -- Long-term study indicates cardiovascular risk...................... 4
NEVIRAPINE -- Not recommended in women with CD4+ cell counts greater than 250 cells/mm3........ 4
PROPOFOL -- Adverse events with both low- and high-rate infusions ............... 5
ROSUVASTATIN -- More reports of rhabdomyolysis....................................... 5
DRUGS OF CURRENT INTEREST
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs): Potential Adverse Effects
in Neonates -- 'Why reporting matters' ...................................................... 6
FEATURE
The Indian Pharmacovigilance Programme: a curtain raiser.................................................................... 8

Saludos,

Martín

Martín Cañás
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