Greater Glasgow and Clyde Medicines

MHRA Drug Safety Update March 2023

Links to the MHRA Drug Safety Update for March 2023 below.

• Pholcodine-containing cough and cold medicines: withdrawal from UK market as a precautionary measure

• Terlipressin in patients with type 1 hepatorenal syndrome: new recommendations to reduce risks of respiratory failure and septic shock

• COVID-19 vaccines and medicines: updates for March 2023

• Letters and medicine recalls sent to healthcare professionals in February 2023

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Originally published 15/03/2023 and updated 24/03/2023 with additional links. Medicines Update blogs are correct at the time of publication.

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