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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 (updated)
Active substance: parathyroid hormone, DHPC type: Medicine shortage, Last updated: 04/10/2022 -
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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): Cabazitaxel Accord 20 mg/mL concentrate for solution for infusion: Risk of medication errors and mix-up with Jevtana (60 mg/1.5 mL) concentrate and solvent for solution for infusion
Active substance: cabazitaxel, DHPC type: Medication error, Last updated: 28/10/2020 -
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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): 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): 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): 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): Rubraca (rucaparib): restriction of indication
Active substance: rucaparib camsylate, DHPC type: Referral - Article 20 procedure, Restriction of indication, Last updated: 08/08/2022 -
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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): 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): 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): 5-Fluorouracil (i.v.), capecitabine and tegafur containing products: Pre-treatment testing to identify DPD-deficient patients at increased risk of severe toxicity
Active substance: Fluorouracil, capecitabine, tegafur, DHPC type: Referral - Article 31, Last updated: 04/06/2020 -
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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): 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): Vaxzevria (previously COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca): risk of thrombocytopenia (including immune thrombocytopenia) with or without associated bleeding
Active substance: ChAdOx1-SARS-COV-2, DHPC type: Safety signal, Last updated: 13/10/2021 -
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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
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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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen: Risk for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and venous thromboembolism (VTE)
Active substance: adenovirus type 26 encoding the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein (Ad26.COV2-S), DHPC type: Safety signal, Last updated: 13/10/2021 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Comirnaty and Spikevax: risk of myocarditis and pericarditis
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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Orphan designation: Recombinant human IgG1 kappa light chain monoclonal antibody targeting plasma kallikrein (lanadelumab) for: Treatment of hereditary angioedema (updated)
Date of designation: 09/10/2015, Positive, Last updated: 04/10/2022 -
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Orphan designation: Recombinant human parathyroid hormone for: Treatment of hypoparathyroidism (updated)
Date of designation: 16/01/2014, Positive, Last updated: 04/10/2022