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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Natpar (parathyroid hormone): Discontinuation of manufacturing at the end of 2024 and update on 100mcg shortage
Active substance: parathyroid hormone, DHPC type: Medicine shortage, Last updated: 04/10/2022 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Defitelio (defibrotide): Do not use for prophylaxis of veno-occlusive disease (VOD) after post-hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT)
Active substance: defibrotide, DHPC type: Lack of effect, Safety signal, Last updated: 13/06/2022 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Ocaliva (obeticholic acid): New contraindication for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis or a history of prior hepatic decompensation
Active substance: Obeticholic acid, DHPC type: New contraindication, Last updated: 09/06/2022 -
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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): Myalepta (metreleptin) 5.8 mg vial: shortage and mitigation plan
Active substance: Metreleptin, DHPC type: Medicine shortage, Last updated: 14/03/2023 -
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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): 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): ZOLGENSMA (onasemnogene abeparvovec) - Fatal cases of acute liver failure
Active substance: Onasemnogene abeparvovec, DHPC type: Adverse event, Last updated: 17/02/2023 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Natpar (parathyroid hormone) 100 micrograms/dose powder and solvent for solution for injection: expected shortage from June 30th, 2022
Active substance: parathyroid hormone, DHPC type: Medicine shortage, Last updated: 29/04/2022 -
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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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Orphan designation: Talquetamab for: Treatment of multiple myeloma (updated)
Date of designation: 20/08/2021, Positive, Last updated: 21/09/2023 -
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Orphan designation: N-(5-tert-Butylisoxazol-3-yl)-N'-{4-[7-(2-(morpholin-4-yl)ethoxy) imidazo[2,1-b][1,3]benzothiazol-2-yl]phenyl}urea di-hydrochloride salt for: Treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia (updated)
Date of designation: 23/03/2009, Positive, Last updated: 15/09/2023 -
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Orphan designation: Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), alpha-hydro-omega-methoxy, ether with N-[[[2-[[6-[[1-[3-[[3-(2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)propyl]amino]-3-oxopropyl]-2,5-dioxo-3-pyrrolidinyl]thio]hexyl]amino]ethyl]amino]carbonyl]-2-methylalanyl-teriparatide (2:1) for: Treatment of hypoparathyroidism (updated)
Date of designation: 19/10/2020, Positive, Last updated: 15/09/2023 -
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Orphan designation: Dabrafenib mesylate for: Treatment of glioma (updated)
Date of designation: 09/12/2020, Positive, Last updated: 15/09/2023 -
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Orphan designation: Ganaxolone for: Treatment of CDKL5 deficiency disorder
Date of designation: 13/11/2019, Positive, Last updated: 31/07/2023 -
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Orphan designation: edaravone for: Treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Date of designation: 19/06/2015, Positive, Last updated: 21/07/2023 -
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Orphan designation: Glofitamab for: Treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Date of designation: 15/10/2021, Positive, Last updated: 18/07/2023 -
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Orphan designation: Recombinant human acid sphingomyelinase (also known as olipudase alfa) for: Treatment of Niemann-Pick disease
Date of designation: 24/06/2022, Positive, Last updated: 18/07/2023 -
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Orphan designation: (1R,2R)-octanoic acid[2-(2',3'-dihydro-benzo[1,4] dioxin-6'-yl)-2-hydroxy-1-pyrrolidin-1-ylmethyl-ethyl]-amide-L-tartaric acid salt (eliglustat) for: Treatment of Gaucher disease
Date of designation: 04/12/2007, Positive, Last updated: 18/07/2023 -
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Orphan designation: Humanised IgG4 monoclonal antibody against total complement component 1, subcomponent s (sutimlimab) for: Treatment of autoimmune haemolytic anaemia
Date of designation: 17/02/2016, Positive, Last updated: 18/07/2023 -
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Orphan designation: Cyclic pyranopterin monophosphate (fosdenopterin) for: Treatment of molybdenum-cofactor deficiency type A
Date of designation: 20/09/2010, Positive, Last updated: 17/07/2023 -
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Orphan designation: Cedazuridine, decitabine for: Treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia
Date of designation: 10/12/2021, Withdrawn, Last updated: 06/07/2023 -
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Orphan designation: tasimelteon for: Treatment of non-24-hour sleep-wake disorders in blind people with no light perception
Date of designation: 23/02/2011, Positive, Last updated: 30/06/2023 -
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Orphan designation: Autologous CD34+ cells transfected with retroviral vector containing adenosine deaminase gene for: Treatment of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) due to adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency
Date of designation: 26/08/2005, Positive, Last updated: 27/06/2023