What's new in May 2008

New for May

• 30 May 2008| Advertising complaint - Fostair (beclometasone dipropionate/formoterol), MIMS February 2008

  A healthcare professional complained to the MHRA about an advertisement issued by Trinity-Chiesi and the product listing for Fostair published in MIMS February 2008.

• 30 May 2008| Advertising complaint - Abnobaviscum Mali (endotrine), Murrays Healthcare Website - March 2008

  A healthcare professional complained to the MHRA about the advertising of Abnobaviscum Mali (Abnoba) on Murrays Healthcare website.

• 30 May 2008| Advertising complaint - Clinorette & Climanor 28 Tablets, healthcare professional unsolicited samples - April 2008

  Four healthcare professionals complained to the MHRA that they had received unsolicited samples of Clinorette and Climanor 28 Tablets with promotional mailings from Resource Medical UK Limited

• 28 May 2008| MDA/2008/035 - Battery powered wheelchairs, Storm and Storm True Track (TT), manufactured by Invacare

  This Medical Device Alert has been issued due to the Storm TT wheelchair and some variants of the Storm being too heavy for any standard four point webbing tie-down system commercially available for use in a vehicle.

• 27 May 2008| Press release: Men sentenced for illegal Internet sale of unlicensed sex drug

  Following an MHRA investigation, two men were sentenced on 21 May 2008 at Lewes Crown Court for the illegal sale and supply of an unlicensed medicine used to treat male erectile dysfunction under the Medicines Act 1968.

• 23 May 2008| Public consultation on amendment to the Medical Devices Regulations 2002

  This consultation seeks your views on proposed changes to the Medical Devices Regulations 2002 to transpose Directive 2007/47/EC which amends the medical devices and active implantable medical devices Directives.

• 23 May 2008| Public consultation (MLX 350): Amendments to the Medicines for Human Use (Marketing Authorisations, etc.) Regulations 1994 to clarify pharmacovigilance reporting requirements

  MLX350 seeks your views on amendments to the Medicines for Human Use (Marketing Authorisations, etc.) Regulations 1994 to clarify pharmacovigilance reporting requirements.

• 22 May 2008| MDA/2008/034 - Fluid warming sets. Level 1® normothermic IV fluid administration and irrigation sets - D/DI and IR/IRI series manufactured by Smiths Medical

  This Medical Device Alert has been issued due to some sets having small holes in the inner lumen (aluminium tube) that allow contamination of the infusate with the heating fluid.

• 21 May 2008| Seventh National Liaison Officer Conference

  We are delighted to announce that we will be holding the Seventh National Liaison Officer Conference on Friday 14 November 2008 at the Manchester Conference Centre.

• 20 May 2008| Launch of new section for ophthalmologists

  As part of our continuing drive to support healthcare professionals,  we have initiated the creation of a series of targeted healthcare professional pages. We are very pleased to announce the launch of the first section in this series - for ophthalmologists.