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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): 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): 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): 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): 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): Adakveo (crizanlizumab): Phase III study (CSEG101A2301) shows no superiority of crizanlizumab over placebo
Active substance: Crizanlizumab, DHPC type: Referral - Article 20 procedure, Last updated: 14/02/2023 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Pazenir® (paclitaxel formulated as albumin bound nanoparticles) 5 mg/ml powder for dispersion for infusion: temporary supply shortage
Active substance: paclitaxel, DHPC type: Medicine shortage, Last updated: 25/01/2023 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Infliximab (Remicade, Flixabi, Inflectra, Remsima and Zessly): Use of live vaccines in infants exposed in utero or during breastfeeding
Active substance: infliximab, DHPC type: New contraindication, Last updated: 07/03/2022 -
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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): 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): 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 (new)
Active substance: Metreleptin, DHPC type: Medicine shortage, Last updated: 14/03/2023 -
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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): 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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Orphan designation: Recombinant fusion protein consisting of a modified form of the extracellular domain of human activin receptor IIB linked to the human IgG1 Fc domain (luspatercept) for: Treatment of beta thalassaemia intermedia and major (updated)
Date of designation: 29/07/2014, Positive, Last updated: 21/03/2023 -
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Orphan designation: Panobinostat for: Treatment of multiple myeloma (updated)
Date of designation: 08/11/2012, Positive, Last updated: 13/03/2023 -
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Orphan designation: arimoclomol citrate for: Treatment of Niemann-Pick's disease, type C (updated)
Date of designation: 19/11/2014, Positive, Last updated: 01/03/2023 -
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Orphan designation: Treprostinil sodium for: Treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Date of designation: 14/04/2004, Positive, Last updated: 13/02/2023 -
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Orphan designation: Fenfluramine hydrochloride for: Treatment of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Date of designation: 27/02/2017, Positive, Last updated: 07/02/2023 -
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Orphan designation: Phosphorothioate oligonucleotide targeted to apolipoprotein C-III (volanesorsen) for: Treatment of familial chylomicronaemia syndrome
Date of designation: 19/02/2014, Positive, Last updated: 02/02/2023 -
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Orphan designation: Allogeneic Epstein-Barr virus specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (Tabelecleucel) for: Treatment of post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorders
Date of designation: 21/03/2016, Positive, Last updated: 30/01/2023 -
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Orphan designation: Bardoxolone methyl for: Treatment of Alport syndrome
Date of designation: 25/05/2018, Positive, Last updated: 30/01/2023 -
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Orphan designation: Autologous T cells transduced with retroviral vector encoding an anti-CD19 CD28/CD3 zeta chimeric antigen receptor (axicabtagene ciloleucel) for: Treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Date of designation: 16/12/2014, Positive, Last updated: 16/12/2022