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Medsafe Orders Osteoarthritis Drug Withdrawal
Thursday, 20 December 2007, 4:33 pm | Medsafe
A review of the latest safety data on the osteoarthritis drug Prexige (lumiracoxib) has resulted in Medsafe withdrawing approval for the medicine and requiring the company that markets it to remove the product from the New Zealand market. More >>
Medsafe requests Ritalin SR be made available
Thursday, 27 September 2007, 2:03 pm | Medsafe
Following Medsafe concerns about the safety profile of the medicine Rubifen SR, Pharmac has announced it will make Ritalin SR available to people who experience serious side-effects following use of Rubifen SR, the subsidised brand of slow-release methylphenidate. More >>
Prexige 200mg and 400mg tablets to be withdrawn
Tuesday, 21 August 2007, 11:25 am | Medsafe
Consents allowing the supply of 200mg and 400mg tablets of the COX-2 anti-inflammatory medicine Prexige have been revoked in New Zealand by the Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, Medsafe. More >>
New use of cancer therapy can halve risk of death
Friday, 10 November 2006, 3:30 pm | Medsafe
MedSafe registration approval has been given for a new use of a cancer treatment for patients diagnosed with indolent non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). More >>
Fees increase for the evaluation, approval of meds
Friday, 21 July 2006, 4:19 pm | Medsafe
The Ministry of Health's medicines regulatory arm, Medsafe has announced fees for the evaluation and registration of medicines will go up next month - many for the first time in 15 years or more - because of increased operating costs and changes ... More >>
ReNu MoistureLoc Not Approved For Use In NZ
Wednesday, 12 April 2006, 10:44 am | Medsafe
ReNu MoistureLoc, a Bausch & Lomb product marketed in the United States is not approved for use in New Zealand. More >>
Medsafe Removes Restrictions On Vaxigrip Vaccine
Friday, 6 May 2005, 10:56 am | Medsafe
The New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority (Medsafe) today removed restrictions on influenza vaccine Vaxigrip. More >>
