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Medicines for veterinary use: new QRD (Quality Review of Documents)

Within the European Medicines Agency, the Coordination group for Mutual Recognition and Decentralized Procedures – veterinary medicines (CMDv), and the "Quality Review of Documents "(QRD) Working Group reviewed at the end of 2012 the templates for the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC), package leaflet and labelling of veterinary medicines. The "QRD" templates Version 8 are now available.

Domperidone on prescription: update

Beginning in 2013, the federal agency for medicines and health products (famhp) initiated a procedure to can possibly put under prescription the domperidone-containing medicines. Based on the evaluation of data submitted by the relevant companies and the various hearings, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the famhp, during its meeting of April 2013, issued a final opinion on the delivery status (under prescription or not) of domperidone-containing medicines.

Drugs containing tetrazepam: the CMDh confirms the recommendation of PRAC

At its meeting from 8th to 11th April 2013 the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) formulated and sent to the Coordination Group for Mutual Recognition and Decentralized procedures - human (CMDh) the recommendation to suspend the marketing authorization of tetrazepam-containing medicines. A previous statement about it was published on our website on 15th April. The CMDh, which met on 22nd to 24th April 2013, confirms the position of the PRAC.

Medicines and children: attention, a medicine is not a sweet!

The famhp is launching on 29th April 2013 an awareness campaign, "MEDICINES AND CHILDREN: ATTENTION, A MEDICINE IS NOT A SWEET! " and it offers some tips to help the proper use of medicines in children. On this occasion three brochures to assist the public in determining when and how to give a medicine to a child are being distributed through doctors' and pediatricians’ surgeries, pharmacies and also during ONE and Kind en Gezin consultations. They are also available and downloadable from the website www.médicamentsetenfants.be.

Medicines used in children against coughs and colds: recommendations of the famhp

Following the release of 19th March 2012 concerning medicines against cough and colds in children, the famhp reminds people about the recommendations issued in this regard. These apply from 1st May 2013.

Protelos: recommendations of the PRAC to restrict its use

The routine reassessment of the risk-benefit balance of Protelos has shown an increased risk of cardiac complications, including myocardial infarction, the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC), which is the committee for the evaluation of risks in pharmacovigilance of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommends restricting the use of Protelos (strontium ranelate) used in the treatment of osteoporosis.

Tetrazepam-containing medicines: reassessment of the risk-benefit balance. The famhp position following the recommendation of PRAC

The Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC), which is the Committee for Risk Assessment for pharmacovigilance in the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has reviewed the data available on tetrazepam due to reports of rare but serious skin reactions.

Survey of external satisfaction

The federal agency for medicines and health products (famhp) will soon launch a first satisfaction survey to assess the quality of its services and products. The results of this will be communicated at the end of 2013 and will be used to improve the delivery of FAMHP services.

Circular 596 on the production and distribution activities for experimental medicines

In circular 596 the famhp reminds the relevant health professionals about the requirements for production and distribution activities for experimental medicines and clarifies its position on the concepts of delivery, packaging and recovery of these medicines.

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