These guidance documents/posters all relate to areas of practice that ophthalmologists may be involved in and so may be of help.
Recent guidance and publications relating to ophthalmology
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10 Mar 2011 | Reporting Adverse Incidents and Disseminating Medical Device Alerts - DB 2011(01)
This publication provides guidance on the MHRA's system for reporting adverse incidents for medical devices, and information on the dissemination of Medical Device Alerts.
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04 Mar 2011 | Lucentis (ranibizumab) - Letter for healthcare professionals
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18 Oct 2010 | One Liners issue P1 – October 2010
The annual cost of medical devices in the health service is now almost as great as that for pharmaceutical products. It is therefore vital that within each trust or healthcare organisation there are systems in place for the purchasing and management of medical devices. This special poster edition of One Liners aims to set out some of the main issues that need to be taken into account.
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24 May 2010 | Report on Devices Adverse Incidents in 2009
This annual report provides an overview of medical device-related adverse incident reports received by the MHRA in 2009.
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21 Apr 2008 | Guidance on the safe use of lasers, IPL systems and LEDs - DB 2008(03)
Guidance on devices used in medical, surgical, dental and aesthetic practices.
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03 Jan 2008 | Important new prescribing advice for atorvastatin (Lipitor) - 3 December 2007
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04 Jun 2007 | Serious adverse reactions associated with intra-ocular administration of Adcortyl/Kenalog injections - letter sent 7 May 2007
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03 Nov 2005 | Ophthalmic poster
A poster to encourage reporting of adverse incidents involving ophthalmic medical devices.
