Saturday, 11 July 2020
The Authority would like to advise all its stakeholders that with effect from the 25th of June 2019, the following online reporting platforms will be available for all our stakeholders and will be accessible on the MCAZ website:
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The Authority hereby notifies relevant stakeholders on a potential risk of neural defects which has been reported in infants born to women who were taking Dolutegravir at the time of conception. The safety issue was identified from a preliminary unscheduled analysis of ongoing observational study in Botswana.
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The Authority wishes to notify healthcare professionals of reinforcement of safety information about serios low blood sugar levels and mental health side effects associated with fluoroquinolone antibiotics.
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The Authority has become aware of a potential safety issue identified from two recent pharmacoepidemiological studies conducted in Danish data sources, which showed cumulative dose-dependent association between hydrochlorothiazide and Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC).
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The Authority wishes to notify healthcare professionals of reinforcement of safety information about the serios but rare disabling and potentially permanebt side effects associated with fluoroquinolone and quinolone antibiotics.
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