Friday, November 07, 2008

Safety first!

The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published Drug Safety Update for November 2008 (PDF).

This issue provides a safety update regarding adverse psychiatric reactions linked tovarenicline use. There is also a hot topic discussion regarding the possible increased risk of cancer associated with ezetimibe. Finally, the stop press section reminds clinicians about the withdrawal of rimonabant, recent concerns regarding inhaled anticholinergics andparacetamol in infants.

Hat tip: http://www.prescriber.org.uk/

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