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New sexual dysfunction warnings added to antidepressants’ PI
Health professionals are advised to consider current or previous antidepressant use in patients reporting sexual dysfunction Updated product information documents (PIs) for nine antidepressant medications will include warnings relating to …
Symbicort now registered for mild asthma
New indication means budesonide/formoterol can be prescribed as needed (PRN) for patients with mild asthma, without daily maintenance treatment Symbicort Turbuhaler 200/6 and Symbicort Rapihaler 100/3 can now be prescribed …
Getting updated
PI documents for DOACs in Australia are being updated to include new information about increased risk of recurrent thrombotic events in a specific group of patients Pharmacists are advised that …
Testing your knowledge on PI
Product Information resources can be used as a patient counselling tool, but how much do you really know about them? A Product Information document (PI) provides health professionals with a …
Safety alert: NSAIDs and miscarriage
A TGA review has found medicine labelling is inconsistent regarding the association between non-aspirin NSAIDs and miscarriage The safety review confirmed there is a known association between use of these …