Medicines Safety - Zambia

Medicines Safety - Zambia Medicines can be beneficial and at the same time cause harm. It is important that awareness on the safety of medicines is enhanced.

We have, therefore, adopted this page as a platform where information on the safety of medicines can be shared.

📣 kicks off today!Throughout the week, we are sharing ways to help and encouraging people to report suspected side e...
04/11/2024

📣 kicks off today!

Throughout the week, we are sharing ways to help and encouraging people to report suspected side effects from medicines to their national medicines regulator or healthcare professional.

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19/09/2024

As pregnant individuals are generally excluded from clinical trials, robust post-marketing surveillance is necessary.

21/05/2024

Alcohol and Paracetamol

There are concerns that therapeutic doses of paracetamol may be hepatotoxic in patients who regularly drink moderate to large amounts of alcohol. Critical examination of case histories reveals that overdoses of paracetamol were responsible for the hepatotoxicity in many cases. Experimental studies in which paracetamol was taken for short periods also show no interaction. Paracetamol is therefore a suitable analgesic for patients who regularly drink moderate to large amounts of alcohol but, as with all patients, care should be taken to minimise the chances of overdose.

Garry G. Graham, Kieran F. Scott and Richard O. Day (2004)

Welcome Zanzibar
28/04/2024

Welcome Zanzibar

04/04/2024

💊 Medication errors resulting in serious adverse reactions are an avoidable harm to patients and pose a significant burden on healthcare systems worldwide. Recognising the prevalence, nature and severity of can enhance patient safety initiatives. This data can be collected and analysed in systems.

28/03/2024

Medication errors (MEs) resulting in serious adverse drug reactions are a preventable harm to patients.

Safety updates on Morphine (for healthcare professionals)1. Addition of adverse reaction: acute generalised exanthematou...
26/03/2024

Safety updates on Morphine
(for healthcare professionals)

1. Addition of adverse reaction: acute generalised exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) with a frequency not known.

2. Addition of an interaction regarding increased risk of respiratory depression with concomitant treatment with gabapentin or pregabalin.

3. Addition of adverse reaction central sleep apnoea syndrome with a frequency not known.

4. Addition of adverse reaction pancreatitis and spasm of sphincter of Oddi with a frequency not known.

5. To inform prescribers about Opioid Use Disorder (OUD): Repeated use can lead to drug dependence, even at therapeutic doses. The risk may vary depending on a patient's individual risk factors, dosage, and duration of opioid treatment.

The use of fluoroquinolone antibiotics, given by mouth, injection or inhalation, is restricted due to the risk of disabl...
24/03/2024

The use of fluoroquinolone antibiotics, given by mouth, injection or inhalation, is restricted due to the risk of disabling, long-lasting and potentially irreversible side effects.

Fluoroquinolone antibiotics can cause serious side effects involving the nervous system, tendons, muscles and joints. Your doctor should only prescribe these medicines according to their approved uses.

These very rare, but serious side effects include inflamed or torn tendons, muscle pain or weakness, joint pain or swelling, difficulty walking, feeling pins and needles, burning pain, tiredness, depression, problems with memory, sleeping, vision and hearing, and altered taste and smell.

24/03/2024

Ensuring trust in AI is paramount to fully reap the benefits of the technology in drug safety monitoring (pharmacovigilance). Yet, how do we do so while grappling with its ever-growing complexity?

24/02/2024

A drug interaction is a reaction between two (or more) drugs or between a drug and a food, beverage, or supplement.

14/02/2024

By working together and pooling our resources and expertise, we can deliver more effective pharmacovigilance education and create the vigilant prescribers of the future.

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13/02/2024

Send down the thunder Lord!
Send down the rain!

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