Accuretic users annoyed over contaminated blood pressure medication muddle

4 July 2022 - Confusion continues as Kiwis learn months after the rest of the world that widely used blood ...

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CADTH welcomes transfer of drug safety and effectiveness network

13 August 2021 - CADTH welcomes today’s announcement by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Health Canada that they ...

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Doctors stand firm on Pfizer for under 60s

29 June 2021 - Doctors around the country say the federal government needs to urgently clarify its new policy on ...

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ATAGI reinforce recommendations on use of COVID-19 vaccines following review of vaccine safety data and benefits

23 April 2021 - A statement from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) on use of COVID-19 vaccines following ...

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Negative news on AstraZeneca to impact the ‘hesitant’ Australians

20 April 2021 - After months of monitoring the shifting winds of vaccine sentiment, last week Tauel Harper observed a ...

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Australian Medical Association says GPs are protected when administering AstraZeneca vaccines

11 April 2021 - Australian Medical Association vice-president Chris Moy says if a patient makes an informed decision to receive the ...

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PHARMAC’s drug switch

17 March 2021 - PHARMAC's generic drug swap for epilepsy treatment saved $30 million over five years. But for some ...

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PHARMAC swapping epilepsy drugs 'cannot be discounted' as a cause of deaths — neurologist

4 March 2021 - An Auckland paediatric neurologist says PHARMAC's decision to switch to a generic version of an epilepsy drug ...

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PHARMAC knew of epilepsy drug change risks - inquest

24 February 2021 - PHARMAC knew there were clinical reasons some epilepsy patients would not tolerate a change to their ...

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PHARMAC knew of epilepsy drug change risks within some patients, but went ahead with switch

24 February 2021 - PHARMAC knew there were clinical reasons some epilepsy patients would not tolerate a change to their medicines.  ...

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Maker of epilepsy drug warned over quality control

23 February 2021 - The drug at the centre of an inquest into six epilepsy deaths was made at a plant ...

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Epilepsy drug deaths: Coronial inquiry into medication-linked deaths resumes

22 February 2021 - A coronial inquiry into the deaths of six patients whose epilepsy medication was changed before they ...

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GPs tell inquest they were unaware PHARMAC changed their patients' epilepsy drugs

30 November 2020 - Two GPs caring for patients who died after switching brands of an epilepsy drug say they were ...

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Sudden epilepsy deaths: grieving mum speaks out ahead of coronial inquest

28 November 2020 - Michelle Townes believes her 31-year-old son died because the brand of his Government funded drug was switched.  ...

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NICE board agrees to stimulate action following publication of Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review report

23 September 2020 - NICE to reinforce the importance of collaborative working with system partners to ensure a more integrated approach ...

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