Safety Notices

From time to time notices relating to the safety, efficacy and quality of human medicinal products are published by the Health Products Regulatory Authority.

The issues covered by these notices include medicinal product safety information, updated efficacy information on the appropriate usage of medicines and quality defect information.

Notices are categorised in accordance with their importance at time of publication.

The four notice categories are outlined as follows:

  • Advisory  -  Routine safety information            
  • Warning  -  Urgent safety information
  • Recall  -  Urgent safety information relating to a product recall
  • Publications  -  General information provided by 3rd parties as approved by the HPRA, e.g. MIMS, Direct Healthcare Professional Letter or Product Information Update

The HPRA Drug Safety Newsletter is also published on a regular basis.

Date Title Type
30/03/2007 BCG Vaccine SSI 3rd Party Publications
29/03/2007 InductOs (dibotermin alfa) - Important Safety Information from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals as approved by the Irish Medicines Board 3rd Party Publications
27/03/2007 Actos (Pioglitazone) - Important Safety Information from Takeda as approved by the Irish Medicines Board 3rd Party Publications
14/03/2007 Integrilin (eptifibatide) - Important Safety Information from GlaxoSmithKline as approved by the Irish Medicines Board 3rd Party Publications
12/03/2007 Flolan (epoprostenol) - Important Safety Information from GlaxoSmithKline as approved by the Irish Medicines Board 3rd Party Publications
12/03/2007 Zyvox (linezolid injection, tablets and oral suspension) - Important Safety Information from Pfizer as approved by the Irish Medicines Board 3rd Party Publications
07/03/2007 Avandia (rosiglitazone maleate) - Important Safety Information from GlaxoSmithKline as approved by the Irish Medicines Board 3rd Party Publications
07/03/2007 Raptiva (efalizumab) - Important Safety Information from Serono as approved by the Irish Medicines Board 3rd Party Publications
01/03/2007 Avonex, Betaferon and Rebif- Important Safety Information from Serono as approved by the Irish Medicines Board 3rd Party Publications
28/02/2007 Terbinafine for Oral Use 3rd Party Publications