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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): 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): 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): 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): Updated recommendations to minimise the risks of malignancy, major adverse cardiovascular events, serious infections, venous thromboembolism and mortality with use of Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi)
Active substance: Abrocitinib, filgotinib, Baricitinib, upadacitinib, Tofacitinib, DHPC type: Referral - Article 20 procedure, Last updated: 30/03/2023 -
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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): 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): Gavreto (pralsetinib): Increased risk for tuberculosis and measures to minimise this risk
Active substance: pralsetinib, DHPC type: Adverse event, Post-authorisation measure, Last updated: 16/06/2023 -
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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Ozempic (semaglutide) solution for injection in pre-filled pen: supply shortage
Active substance: semaglutide, DHPC type: Medicine shortage, Last updated: 19/10/2022 -
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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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Direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC): Spikevax bivalent Original/Omicron BA.1, pre-filled syringe - Labelling deviation
Active substance: 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: Adverse event, Last updated: 21/02/2023 -
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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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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): 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