Information Update on Medicines from HPRA
The 96th edition of the HPRA Drug Safety Newsletter includes information on the following medicines:
- 'Ulipristal acetate 5mg (Esmya) for uterine fibroids – suspension of marketing authorisation during ongoing review of liver injury risk
- Paracetamol – reminder to prescribers on risk of hepatotoxicity in patients with risk factors
- Durvalumab (Imfinzi▼) – risk of myasthenia gravis
- Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) – not for use as thromboprophylaxis in patients who have recently undergone transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) and Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI) – persistent sexual dysfunction after drug withdrawal'.
For further newsletters, including the 97th edition which published today please visit the HPRA website.
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