News
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14 December 2010 /Product information
Warning against dangerous "natural" potency-enhancing product
The Danish Medicines Agency strongly warns against using the potency-enhancing product marketed as POWERtabs based on information from the Norwegian drug regulatory authorities that a Norwegian man needed treatment after having taken the potency-enhancing product.
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22 October 2010 /Product information
Important information for diabetics: GlucaGen® Hypokit 1 mg for injection recalled in Denmark
Novo Nordisk A/S in Denmark is recalling a defective batch of GlucaGen® Hypokit, which is used to treat severe hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar) in diabetes.
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26 July 2010 /Product information
EMA reassesses cardiovascular safety of rosiglitazone-containing medicines (Avandia, Avandamet and Avaglim)
In July, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) under the European Medicines Agency (EMA) once again initiated a review of the benefit-risk profile of rosiglitazone-containing medicines, which in Denmark are used to a very limited degree for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
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22 July 2010 /Product information
Updated monographs for Heparin calcium (0332) and Heparin sodium (0333) for implementation in the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) as of 1 August 2010
As a follow-up on the work on improving the analysis methods for potentially contaminated heparin preparations, the European Pharmacopoeia Commission has adopted two revised monographs for Heparin calcium (0332) and Heparin sodium (0333) which will be implemented in the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) from 1 August 2010.
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26 March 2010 /Product information
EMA recommends recall of clopidogrel products from Acino Pharma GmbH
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) under the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has been made aware of quality problems with the manufacturing process at the factory which supplies the active substance for the manufacturing of eight clopidrogel-containing products.
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11 March 2010 /Product information
Strengthened warning against Alscreme 'Creme nr. 2' from www.eminescu.dk
On 12 February 2010, the Danish Medicines Agency warned strongly against using the product Alscreme 'Creme nr. 2' sold via www.eminescu.dk, as the product is an unlicensed medicinal product that contains active substance clobetasol.
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03 March 2010 /Product information
Updating of summary of product characteristics prompted by changed ATC codes for 2010
Marketing authorisation holders of medicinal products authorised under the Decentralised Procedure and the Mutual Recognition Procedure should be aware that som ATC codes have been changed in 2010.
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16 February 2010 /Product information
Warning against ‘Alscreme Creme nr. 2’ from www.eminescu.dk
The Danish Medicines Agency warns strongly against use of the product 'Alscreme Creme nr. 2' sold via www.eminescu.dk, as the product is an unauthorised medicinal product containing the active substance clobetasol.
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29 January 2010 /Product information
Warning against pills from IDS Sports
The Danish Medicines Agency and the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration warn against use of the Bromodrol, Dual Action Grow Tabs, Grow Tabs, Mass Tabs and Ripped Tabs TR.
