National clinical guideline on the use of antibiotics in connection with...
This quick guide contains the key recommendations from the national clinical guideline on the use of antibiotics in connection with dental treatment. The guideline was prepared by the DHA. The...
View ArticleDigital post from the Danish Health and Medicines Authority
From 1 November 2013, it is mandatory for businesses with a CVR number to be able to receive digital post from public authorities. What is digital post? e-Boks has developed an electronic mailbox...
View ArticleDecreasing prevalence of illicit drugs
The prevalence of illicit drugs is decreasing according to this year's report on the drug situation in Denmark 2013 prepared by the Danish Health and Medicines Authority. New figures show that...
View ArticleWe will be closed over Christmas and New Year
We will be closed over Christmas and New Year, from 24 December 2016 to 1 January 2017 inclusive. We will not read post and faxes sent to our address and main fax number in this period.
View ArticleRecommendations for organ donation
More people should decide whether they wish to become a potential organ donor and the hospitals should introduce pathways. These are two of the recommendations of a working group headed by the Danish...
View ArticleDecreasing prevalence of illicit drugs
The prevalence of illicit drugs is decreasing according to this year's report on the drug situation in Denmark 2013 prepared by the Danish Health and Medicines Authority. New figures show that...
View ArticleThe health of Danes combined in unique database
The Danish Health and Medicines Authority and Danish Regions have published new figures for the health of the adult population in Denmark. How healthy are we? Do we feel stressed? Are we drinking more...
View ArticleRisk of severe intoxication with vitamin D drops
The company Inno Pharma has recalled its organic vitamin D drops labelled 'Inno Pharma vitamin D3-dråber' following verification that the vitamin D content is 75 times too high. The product is...
View ArticleChildhood vaccination programme – it works, but there is room for improvement
Vaccinations prevent diseases that may be harmful to the child. Many childhood diseases spread very easily, so almost every child will eventually catch them if they are not vaccinated. This is the...
View ArticleBetter information and harmonised offer to girls and young women with...
This text in Danish (published 4 February 2016): Bedre information og et ensartet tilbud til piger og unge kvinder med uforklarede symptomer Today (4 February 2016), the Danish Health Authority (DHA)...
View ArticleNew HPV vaccine in the childhood vaccination programme
This text in Danish (published 29 January 2016): Ny HPV-vaccine i børnevaccinationsprogrammet On Monday 1 February 2016, a new HPV vaccine enters the Danish childhood immunisation programme. The new...
View ArticleSharp fall in HPV vaccination rate
This text in Danish (published 18 January 2016): Markant fald i tilslutningen til HPV-vaccinen According to new figures from the SSI (Statens Serum Institut), the HPV vaccination rate relating to...
View ArticleThe Danish Health Authority recommends HPV vaccination for 12-year-old girls
This text in Danish (published 5 November 2015): Sundhedsstyrelsen anbefaler HPV-vaccination af piger i 12-års-alderen Evidence does not suggest that there is an association between HPV vaccines and...
View ArticleDigital post from the Danish Health and Medicines Authority
From 1 November 2013, it is mandatory for businesses with a CVR number to be able to receive digital post from public authorities. What is digital post? e-Boks has developed an electronic mailbox...
View ArticleThe Danish Medicines Agency has a new website
Today, we launched our new website – laegemiddelstyrelsen.dk/en – where you can read about and subscribe to news about licensing and supervision of medicines, side effects, reimbursement, pharmacies...
View ArticleEMA's new assessment of the HPV vaccine: The benefits outweigh the risks
A causal relationship between the dizziness and fatigue syndrome, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and Gardasil can neither be confirmed nor denied. The EU's group of pharmacovigilance...
View ArticleNew advice on infant food
Infants should not be given cow's milk, but breast milk or infant formula throughout the first year of life. This is one of our new recommendations for infant food and nutrition for young children....
View ArticleNew management at the DHMA
As from 13 March 2015, Jakob Cold has been appointed Acting Director General of the Danish Health and Medicines Authority. Jakob Cold has been a member of the Board of Directors of the DHMA since...
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