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Withdrawal of dosulepin (dothiepin) and doxepin from New ZealandJuly 18, 2019
Two tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), dosulepin (dothiepin) and doxepin will no longer be available in New Zealand. When transitioning patients to alternatives, consider: Is a TCA still appropriate? TCAs are associated with a higher risk of adverse outcomes in people with cardiovascular disease and older adults. Individual psychiatric history. Switching therapy increases the risk of relapse […]
Urgent message to users of the Medicines Information online ‘enquiry form’June 19, 2019
We have recently been alerted to an unexpected outage of the Medicines Information enquiry form. The online form was NOT sending through messages from WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2019 – FRIDAY 12 JULY 2019 (inclusive). We apologise profusely for any users who may have sent an enquiry using the online form during this time. We are […]
