What's new in March 2011

New for March

• 31 Mar 2011 | Information sent to healthcare professionals in March about the safety of medicines
  

  Copies of letters sent to healthcare professionals in March 2011, to inform of new safety information and advice.

• 31 Mar 2011 | Class 3 Drug Alert (Action within five days): GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare - Otomize Ear Spray - EL (11)A/12
  

  GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare has advised us that a small number of individual cartons of a specific batch are lacking an embossed batch number and expiry date.

• 31 Mar 2011 | Submitting a notification for a trial
  

  For certain types of clinical trial, notification of the trial to the MHRA is possible. Further information is provided in this section.

• 30 Mar 2011 | Additional information
  

  

  This page provides additional information on submitting a clinical trial notification.

• 30 Mar 2011 | What to send
  

  

  This section sets out what needs to be sent to the MHRA for a notification of a clinical trial.

• 30 Mar 2011 | General information
  

  

  For certain types of clinical trial, notification of the trial to the MHRA is possible. Further information is provided in this section.

• 30 Mar 2011 | Class 2 Drug Alert (Action within 48 hours): Chauvin Pharmaceuticals Limited - Minims Dexamethasone sodium phosphate 0.1%w/v Eye Drops, Solution (Bausch & Lomb livery) - EL (11)A/11
  

  Bausch & Lomb is recalling a specific batch because of a packaging error. The clear film overwrap of each individual unit is printed incorrectly with Chloramphenicol 0.5% w/v instead of Dexamethasone 0.1% w/v.

• 29 Mar 2011 | Medical Device Alert: Level 1® Normothermic IV fluid administration sets for use with the Level 1 fast flow fluid warmer units. Manufactured by Smiths Medical (MDA/2011/031)
  

  This Medical Device Alert has been withdrawn and superseded by MDA/2010/027

• 29 Mar 2011 | Medical Device Alert: Action 3 Junior manual wheelchairs manufactured by Invacare (MDA/2011/030)
  

  This Medical Device Alert has been issued because the push bar clamping brackets are liable to fail, which can result in a loss of control and the potential for serious injury to the user or attendant.

• 28 Mar 2011 | Weekly list of Field Safety Notices 21 – 25 March 2011
  

  FSNs from medical device manufacturers.