To enable safe and effective usage of Cladribine, MHRA released a drug safety update to healthcare professionals and patient/patient care providers to consider the below risk minimizing measures for the serious risk of liver injury. Cladribine is a synthetic purine nucleoside with immunosuppressive effects used in the treatment of highly active relapsing multiple sclerosis. Review…
Drug Safety Communication pertaining to the safe & effective use of Beovu® (brolucizumab) released from Novartis via a direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC) letter for the implementation of updated recommendations based on the recent safety evidence from MERLIN Study (Interventional clinical trial being conducted for the comparison of Safety and Efficacy of Brolucizumab to Aflibercept…
Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are the medications used in the prevention of thrombosis in several cardiovascular contexts viz. in the treatment and prevention of blood clots in veins, and for the prevention of stroke and embolism in people with atrial fibrillation. DOACs are direct factor Xa (activated factor X) inhibitors which included apixaban (Eliquis and…
Biogen released a direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC) pertaining to the risk of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) associated with Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate) to alert healthcare professionals for safe usage of this medicine and implementing the recommended risk minimizing measures. This DHPC released in agreement with European Medicines Agency (EMA) and national health authority of Ireland…