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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Tecentriq (atezolizumab): Risk of Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions (SCARs)
Active substance: atezolizumab, DHPC type: Adverse event, Last updated: 25/03/2021 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Polivy (polatuzumab vedotin) 140 mg powder for concentrate for solution for injection: Important information on plastic vial flip-off cap colour
Active substance: polatuzumab vedotin, DHPC type: Quality defect, Last updated: 04/05/2020 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Ondexxya (andexanet alfa): Commercial anti-FXa activity assays are unsuitable for measuring anti-FXa activity following administration of andexanet alfa
Active substance: andexanet alfa, DHPC type: Safety signal, Last updated: 17/06/2020 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Ondexxya (andexanet alfa): Avoid use of andexanet prior to heparinization
Active substance: andexanet alfa, DHPC type: Adverse event, Last updated: 04/11/2020 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Gilenya (fingolimod): Updated recommendations to minimise the risk of drug-induced liver injury (DILI)
Active substance: Fingolimod, DHPC type: Periodic safety update report, Last updated: 10/11/2020 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Respreeza (human alpha-1-proteinase inhibitor): Batch-specific product recall
Active substance: alpha1-proteinase inhibitor (human), DHPC type: Quality defect, Last updated: 12/02/2021 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Lojuxta (lomitapide): Reminder to monitor the liver function of patients treated with Lojuxta and to avoid use in pregnancy
Active substance: Lomitapide, DHPC type: Post-authorisation measure, Last updated: 17/02/2021 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec): risk for thrombotic microangiopathy
Active substance: onasemnogene abeparvovec, DHPC type: Type II variation, Last updated: 18/03/2021 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Strimvelis® (autologous CD34+ enriched cell fraction that contains CD34+ cells transduced with retroviral vector that encodes for the human adenosine deaminase [ADA] cDNA sequence): first case of lymphoid T cell leukaemia after insertional oncogenesis
Active substance: autologous CD34+ enriched cell fraction that contains CD34+ cells transduced with retroviral vector that encodes for the human adenosine deaminase (ADA) cDNA sequence from human haematopoietic stem/progenitor (CD34+) cells, DHPC type: Adverse event, Last updated: 22/03/2021 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Xeljanz (tofacitinib): Initial clinical trial results of increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and malignancies (excluding NMSC) with use of tofacitinib relative to TNF— alpha inhibitors
Active substance: tofacitinib citrate, DHPC type: Safety signal, Last updated: 24/03/2021 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Respreeza (human alpha-1-proteinase inhibitor): Sterility issue with the infusion device co-packed with Respreeza 4.000 mg and 5.000 mg
Active substance: Human alpha1-proteinase inhibitor, DHPC type: Medicine shortage, Last updated: 26/03/2021 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Xeljanz (tofacitinib): increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and malignancies with use of tofacitinib relative to TNF-alpha inhibitors (new)
Active substance: tofacitinib citrate, DHPC type: Safety signal, Last updated: 06/07/2021 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Venclyxto - (venetoclax) film coated tablets: Updated recommendations on tumour lysis syndrome (TLS) in CLL patients
Active substance: Venetoclax, DHPC type: Type II variation, Last updated: 10/06/2021 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Picato (ingenol mebutate): Suspension of the marketing authorisation due to risk of skin malignancy
Active substance: Ingenol mebutate, DHPC type: Interim measures, Referral - Article 20 procedure, Last updated: 14/02/2020 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Prevymis (letermovir) concentrate for solution for infusion - Essential to administer through sterile 0.2 micron or 0.22 micron polyethersulfone (PES) in-line filter
Active substance: Letermovir, Last updated: 11/09/2020 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Myalepta (metreleptin): inconsistencies in the package leaflet
Active substance: Metreleptin, DHPC type: Quality defect, Last updated: 18/06/2020 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Systemic and inhaled fluoroquinolones: risk of heart valve regurgitation/incompetence
Active substance: Delafloxacin, levofloxacin, DHPC type: Safety signal, Last updated: 29/10/2020 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Vaxzevria (previously COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca): Risk of thrombocytopenia and coagulation disorders
Active substance: Chimpanzee Adenovirus encoding the SARS CoV 2 Spike glycoprotein (ChAdOx1-S), DHPC type: Safety signal, Last updated: 24/03/2021 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Vaxzevria (previously COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca): link between the vaccine and the occurrence of thrombosis in combination with thrombocytopenia
Active substance: ChAdOx1-SARS-COV-2, DHPC type: Safety signal, Last updated: 13/04/2021 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Vaxzevria/COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca: Risk of thrombosis in combination with thrombocytopenia - Updated information
Active substance: ChAdOx1-SARS-COV-2, DHPC type: Type II variation, Last updated: 02/06/2021 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Vaxzevria (previously COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca): contraindication in individuals with previous capillary leak syndrome
Active substance: ChAdOx1-SARS-COV-2, DHPC type: Safety signal, Last updated: 23/06/2021 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Comirnaty and Spikevax: risk of myocarditis and pericarditis (new)
Active substance: Single-stranded, 5’-capped messenger RNA produced using a cell-free in vitro transcription from the corresponding DNA templates, encoding the viral spike (S) protein of SARS-CoV-2, CX-024414 (single-stranded, 5’-capped messenger RNA (mRNA) produced using a cell-free in vitro transcription from the corresponding DNA templates, encoding the viral spike (S) protein of SARS-CoV-2), DHPC type: Safety signal, Last updated: 19/07/2021 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen: link between the vaccine and the occurrence of thrombosis in combination with thrombocytopenia
Active substance: adenovirus type 26 encoding the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein (Ad26.COV2-S), DHPC type: Safety signal, Last updated: 26/04/2021 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen: Contraindication in individuals with previous capillary leak syndrome and update on thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (new)
Active substance: adenovirus type 26 encoding the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein (Ad26.COV2-S), DHPC type: Safety signal, Last updated: 19/07/2021 -
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Orphan designation: Autologous haematopoietic stem cells transduced with lentiviral vector Lenti-D encoding the human ABCD1 cDNA (elivaldogene autotemcel) for: Treatment of adrenoleukodystrophy (updated)
Date of designation: 06/06/2012, Positive, Last updated: 27/07/2021