The May issue of Danish Pharmacovigilance Update with news from the EU, the DHMA and short news:
News from the EU
- EMA warns against using certain types of hepatitis C medicines and amiodarone together, page 2
- EU's list of recommendations on safety signals, page 3
News from the DHMA
- Pregabalin and abuse potential, page 4
- Blood clots in the brain as suspected adverse reaction to contraceptive pills in women with high BMI, page 5
- Olanzapine and ADR reports of deaths, page 6
- ADR reports of substitution problems and lack of efficacy of Methylphenidate "Sandoz", page 10
Short news
- Most recent Direct Healthcare Professional Communications (DHPCs), page 12