Public Health Alerts
IMB Statement - PIP Implants
Since the issue regarding PIP implants was identified in March 2010, the IMB has closely monitored the situation in liaison with our colleagues in Europe to determine potential safety implications. » read more
IMB Safety Notice
IMB Safety Notice SN2011(33) - Clinitest® hCG » read more
IMB Safety Notice
IMB Safety Notice: SN2011(34) - Femtosecond Laser System » read more
Letter from Lundbeck: Association of CIPRAMIL (Citalopram) with Dose-Dependent QT Interval Prolongation
Lundbeck Ireland, in collaboration with the Irish Medicines Board, would like to inform you of important new recommendations for the use of the antidepressant CIPRAMIL (Citalopram, also marketed as generics). » read more
Reminder of Precautions to Avoid Photosensitivity Reactions with Fastum Gel (members only)
Please see the attached press release from A Menarini Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd. » read more
IMB Initiates Precautionary Recall of Nurofen Plus Tablets
The Irish Medicines Board (IMB) has been closely monitoring the discovery, on the UK market, of packs of Nurofen Plus Tablets containing rogue blister strips of either Seroquel XL 50mg Tablets or Neurontin 100mg Capsules. » read more
Update from HPSC on VTEC O104 Outbreak in Germany, and now France
Dear Colleagues, The World Health Organisation sent out an alert to all countries yesterday, asking them to strengthen their surveillance of bloody diarrhoea and haemolytic uraemic syndrome. This is in light of a new cluster of illness which has occurred in France due to VTEC O104. » read more
Update from the HPSC on Verocytotoxigenic E Coli (VTEC)
Since 1st May, Germany has reported a significant increase in the number of patients with haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and bloody diarrhoea caused by verocytotoxigenic E. coli (VTEC). » read more
For Information: Safety Notice – Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) Breast Implants
For Information: Safety Notice - Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) Breast Implants » read more
IMB Letter re Safety Notice Zoll_AED_Plus_Defibrillator_Safety_Notice
IMB Letter re Safety Notice Zoll_AED_Plus_Defibrillator_Safety_Notice » read more
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