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  1. Changes proposed for emergency CDs for European visitors

    2 Sep 10 | 13.27 | EU

    Pharmacists should be able to make emergency supplies of schedule 4 and 5 Controlled Drugs and phenobarbital to European Economic Area and Swiss nationals more >

  2. PJ letters (4 September 2010) (RPSGB members only)

    3 Sep 10 | 7.03 | England EU International Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

    Letters published in the 4 September 2010 issue of The Pharmaceutical Journal more >

  3. Pandemrix might cause narcolepsy

    31 Aug 10 | 16.13 | EU

    Possible links between narcolepsy and the swine influenza vaccine Pandemrix are being investigated by the European Medicines Agency
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  4. PJ letters (21/28 August 2010) (RPSGB members only)

    20 Aug 10 | 7.03 | England EU International Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

    Letters published in the 21/28 August 2010 issue of The Pharmaceutical Journal more >

  5. Regulations for advanced therapy medicinal products to come into effect

    17 Aug 10 | 10.08 | England EU Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

    Regulations that require advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) — gene therapies, somatic cell therapies and tissue engineered products — to have a centralised European marketing authorisation are due to come into force this week (19 August 2010) more >

  6. Adverse drug reaction reports to be made available to the public

    12 Aug 10 | 11.51 | EU

    Future adverse drug reaction reports from the European Medicines Agency will be anonymised and made accessible by the public, PJ Online can reveal more >

  7. Pfizer seasonal influenza vaccine puts under-fives at risk of febrile convulsions

    9 Aug 10 | 16.13 | England EU International Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

    Children under five years of age may be at risk of febrile convulsions if given the Pfizer seasonal influenza vaccine Enzira more >

  8. PJ letters (7/14 August 2010) (RPSGB members only)

    6 Aug 10 | 7.03 | England EU International Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

    Letters published in the 7/14 August 2010 issue of The Pharmaceutical Journal more >

  9. EMA suspends marketing of certain opioids

    5 Aug 10 | 15.00 | England EU Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

    Marketing authorisations for opioid products that use polymethacrylate-triethylcitrate controlled release systems should be suspended because of concerns about an interaction with alcohol, the European Medicines Agency has said more >

  10. Topical ketoprofen products should not be available OTC, the European Medicines Agency recommends

    27 Jul 10 | 14.08 | EU

    Topical ketoprofen products should no longer be available over the counter, the European Medicines Agency has recommended following a review of these products more >