This communication is to remind you about the possible risk of interactions and side effects when you take herbal remedies alongside your cancer treatment without medical advice. Herbal remedies are used to alleviate symptoms of cancer but you need to seek advice from your doctor before you take these herbal remedies alongside your anticancer medicine.…
The purpose of this communication is to advise you to stop the selling and buying of Rabicid-IV a brand of Rabeprazole Injection IP (Indian Pharmacopeia) because it is not registered by NDA nor was it imported under a special importation permit into Uganda. Rabicid-IV is alleged to be manufactured by Pure & Cure Healthcare Pvt.…
Reference is made to the National Drug Policy and Authority (Pharmacovigilance) Regulations, 2014. Market Authorization Holders (MAH) are required to have an appropriate system for pharmacovigilance and risk management in place in order to assure responsibility and liability with regards to the safety, efficacy and quality of their products on the Ugandan market. NDA has…
ISO/IEC 17025 is the global quality standard for testing and calibration laboratories and forms the basis for accreditation. The NDA laboratory that is now ISO/IEC 17025 accredited has demonstrated that they are technically proficient and able to produce precise and accurate test results. The NDQCL has been assessed by ANAB for its ability to produce…
This communication is to remind you about the risk of hypersensitivity reaction in infants and children receiving Nevirapine which may have fatal outcomes. The National Pharmacovigilance Centre has received cases of preventable death as a result of septicaemia which was secondary to Nevirapine hypersensitivity. When children develop rash due to Nevirapine hypersensitivity and the care…
Dear Healthcare provider, This communication is to remind you about the increased risk of ototoxicity following concomitant administration of gentamicin and furosemide. Nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity are the most important side effects of aminoglycosides for example Gentamicin. Furosemide is a loop diuretic which is documented to cause hearing loss in some patients especially at a high…
