Drugs Safety Labeling Updates
Drugs Safety Labeling Updates
| Scientific Name | Trade Name | Updated Section | Safety-Related Labeling Changes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methoxyflurane | Penthrox | 4.4 , Special Warnings and Special Precautions for Use | Respiratory depression | Feb,2023 |
| Patiromer | Veltassa | 4.5. Interactions with other medicinal products | Advise patients who are taking other oral medication that separation of dosing of Veltassa by at least 3 hours | Apr,2023 |
| Citalopram | Cipram | 4.5. Interactions with other medicinal products | Interactions with oral anticoagulants, Cytochrome (CYP2C19) inhibitors, hypokalaemia-/ hypomagnesaemia inducing drugs and drugs that metabolised by Cytochrome (CYP2D6) enzyme | Apr,2023 |
| Tixagevimab co-packaged with cilgavimab | Evusheld | 12.4 Microbiology section | The risk of prophylaxis failure due to antiviral resistance, including neutralization data on SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants | Apr,2023 |
| Vandetanib | Caprelsa | 4.4 Special Warnings and Special Precautions for Use , 4.8 Undesirable effects | Toxic epidermal necrolysis, Photosensitivity reactions , Stevens-Johnson syndrome/Toxic epidermal necrolysis, erythema multiforme | Feb,2023 |
| Revefenacin | Yupelri | 4.8 Undesirable effects | Dry mouth | Apr,2023 |