Venetoclax is anti-cancer medication used in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. This medicine is under additional monitoring with special focus on its safety profile consistency from post-marketing exposure. Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is phenomena of release of cellular contents from tumor cells into the blood stream such as uric acid, potassium leading to the…
Health Canada has published new drug safety information to raise awareness to health care professionals and public about the below safety concern which recently made safety labelling changes for the product monograph. –Health Product Info Watch –July 2020. The safety topics discussed below in brief. Risk of cerebrovascular accidents with ibrutinib Severe 6-mercaptopurine toxicity associated…
European medicines agency has released a new Issue (135-June-2020) for medicine updates. The drug safety updates from this issue were discussed below in brief. Fatal Drug Interactions between fluoropyrimidines and brivudine Risk of breast cancer with hormone replacement therapy Potential medication errors with Leuprorelin depot medicines Fatal Drug Interactions between fluoropyrimidines and brivudine European…
Below Safety Updates for medicinal products were released for the month of May-2020 by Ireland Health Authority-Health Products Regulatory Agency (HPRA) A confirmed “Negative Benefit-Risk Profile” for Picato (ingenol mebutate) Risk of abnormal and aggressive behaviors with Levetiracetam use Restricted use of Cyproterone acetate due to risk of meningioma Restricted use of thyroid drugs…