Wyeth Affirms the Safety and Efficacy of EFEXOR and EFEXOR XL in Response...

PR Newswire;  December 6, 2004 ;     787 words ......contraindicated in patients with preexisting...information regarding the MHRA's action is available...nearly 300,000 EFEXOR patients have failed on one...antidepressants. The MHRA's action may lead...world. While the MHRA has reaffirmed EFEXOR...in treating many patients with ...

Timebomb in the hearts of 28,000 patients

The Scotsman;  July 21, 2005 ;   Eben Harrell;   787 words ......spokeswoman said. The MHRA could not confirm how many UK patients are fitted with...Around 2,200 UK patients with internal defibrillators were told by MHRA to see their doctor...already taken by many patients, was to have the...alert physicians, patients and regulatory ...

UNITED KINGDOM: PATIENTS PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE IN IMPROVING PATIENT...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 27, 2006 ;     300 words ......start looking at how the MHRA involves patients in issues about medicines...offer advice on how the MHRA communicates to patients about the medicines' risk...Medicines Director at the MHRA said, "For many patients the leaflet is the only...

Patients warned of fake cancer drug

The Northern Echo;  June 2, 2007 ;     434 words ......destined for prostate cancer patients. The counterfeit batch of...products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), which announced the recall...investigation is being carried out." Patients are urged to contact their...issued to minimise risk to patients. "At present there is no evidence of patients ...

HOW SAFE IS THE FLAB JAB? GoodHealth It's the fat-busting injection...

The Daily Mail (London, England);  August 9, 2005 ;     787 words ......the treatment to patients. Gillian Peacock, spokesman for the MHRA, explains: 'Lipostabil...injections on patients. Many doctors believe that the MHRA and the medical...Lipostabil on patients for six months...pressure from the MHRA and stopping the...

Stay calm, patients urged as drug pulled.(News)

The Birmingham Post (England);  February 1, 2005 ;     393 words ...Patients taking a commonlyprescribed...Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced the phased...an arthritis. The MHRA said that a review...the 1.7 million GP patients estimated to take...or concern and if patients have been taking co-proxam...dextropropoxyphene. MHRA chairman Sir Alasdair...

For MS relief you must break UK law: while Canadian MS patients reap the...

Chemistry and Industry;  February 21, 2005 ;   Barnes, Michael E.;   787 words ......Nonetheless, thousands of patients with various intractable diseases...2) But it seems that UK patients are going to have to wait...Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), which is advised by the...in relieving spasticity in patients for whom traditional treatments...46 questions posed by the ...

UNITED KINGDOM: MHRA RESPONDS TO BMA REPORT

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 11, 2006 ;     474 words ......availability of Yellow Cards for patients. "Healthcare professionals and patients can complete electronic Yellow...yellowcard.gov.uk. Additionally patients can make reports by freephone...Yellow Card Scheme to the MHRA and the Committee on Safety...been completed, enabling the MHRA to ...

Advice for patients on painkiller/anti-inflammatory - Celebrex.

M2 Presswire;  December 21, 2004 ;     364 words ......UK Government: Advice for patients on painkiller/anti-inflammatory...products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) today issued new advice on...Inhibitors, including Celebrex. Patients who are taking Celebrex, Bextra...to review their treatment. Patients who have established heart...treatment changed. For all ...

Accenture, Adobe Develop Enterprise Portal for MHRA

Wireless News;  March 17, 2005 ;     309 words ......Adobe Develop Enterprise Portal for MHRA WIRELESS NEWS-March 17, 2005-Accenture, Adobe Develop Enterprise Portal for MHRA (C)2005 10Meters - http://www.10meters...Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK develop an online portal...

UK MHRA Okays Chiron Flu Vaccine Plant; FDA Approval Still to Come

Pharmaceutical Technology;  April 1, 2005 ;   McCormick, Douglas;   387 words ......Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) last month reinstated Chiron's license...an official statement, the agency said, "MHRA inspectors have concluded that satisfactory...Their findings were considered at the MHRA's Inspections Action Group (IAG) on 1 March...

Hospital patients in infection alert.(News)

The Journal (Newcastle, England);  September 27, 2004 ;     422 words ......a North-East hospital could have exposed nearly 200 patients to Aids, hepatitis and vCJD. Officials at Newcastle...have launched an investigation into the incident and patients are set to be called in for testing. The equipment in...Hospital records show it was used on 172 different patients in the ...

Implications for MRI safety: Patients who do not speak English

Synergy;  August 1, 2005 ;   Gee, Karen; Kasap, Chris;   787 words ......sufficient policies in place to ensure MR safety for those patients who do not speak English. Introduction The race relations...statements have significant implications for MRI providers, as patients who do not speak English pose particular problems due...is no standard practice in the UK for the screening of ...

100 hip patients face new surgery.(News)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  March 3, 2004 ;     346 words ...About 100 Welsh patients who have had new hips could...Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued advice to hospitals...asking them to review all patients who have been fitted with...the agency to identify those patients who have received these hip...is thought that about 100 patients have ...

New worry for heart patients as Guidant defibrillators are recalled

The Scotsman;  July 2, 2005 ;   Eben Harrell;   277 words ...HUNDREDS of British heart patients are at the centre of a recall...products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has recalled five internal...had at least four failures. No patients using the devices have died...Guidant is under investigation by MHRA after The Scotsman revealed...