Australian Adverse Drug Reactions Bulletin
Article index to December 2009
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- A tribute to ADRAC from the TGA
ADRAC contribution to post market safety of medicines continues with the review of H1N1 influenza vaccine (Panvax) reports 28(6) Dec 09 - ACE inhibitor, diuretic and NSAID: a dangerous combination Aug 03
- Acetylcysteine (Parvolex) hypersensitivity reactions Sep 83
- Aches and pains with simvastatin 10(4) Nov 91
- The Achilles heel of fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin) 16(2) May 97
- Acne, isotretinoin and suicidality 24(3) Jun 05
- Acute neuropsychiatric events with celecoxib and rofecoxib 22(1) Feb 03
- Acyclovir hallucinations Jun 88
- Adalat - take care! Nov 87
- ADRAC celebrates 300 Meetings 26(3) Jun 07
- ADRAC comes to an end after 39 years
... A new Advisory Committee on the Safety of Medicines from 2010 28(6) Dec 09 - Adverse reactions with botulinum toxin A (Botox, Dysport) 28(1) Feb 09
- Adverse reactions to complementary medicines 24(1) Feb 05
- Adverse reactions to Scop (hyoscine) Mar 89
- Adverse effects of nicotine patches 13(2) May 94
- A gut feeling for alendronate 18(3) Aug 99
- Alendronate oesophagitis - are precautions effective? 16(3) Aug 97
- Alert! Interactions with St John's wort 19(2) Jun 00
- All that blisters is not herpes (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole) May 84
- Allergic reactions with echinacea 18(1) Feb 99
- Allopurinol Feb 87
- Allopurinol azathioprine interaction - a reminder 19(1) Feb 00
- Amiodarone (Cordarone X 200) adverse effects May 84
- Amiodarone - a reminder 14(2) May 95
- Amiodarone and pulmonary toxicity 21(1), Feb 02
- .... And coloured tongues (drug-induced tongue discolouration - metronidazole, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, amoxycillin, doxycycline, minocycline) 11(4) Nov 92
- .... And take care with iron dextran 10(3) Aug 91
- Angioedema (enalapril, captopril, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, naproxen, diclofenac, amoxycillin, ibuprofen, erythromycin, indomethacin, minocycline) 12(1) Feb 93
- Angioedema and ACE inhibitors 15(4) Nov 96
- Angioedema - still a problem with ACE inhibitors 24(2) Apr 05
- Angiotensin II receptor antagonists - new drugs ... with some old problems ... and some new problems 18(1) Feb 99
- Antibiotic - associated colitis (clindamycin, lincomycin, amoxycillin, ampicillin, cephalosporins, trimethoprim- sulfamethoxazole) Sep 83
- Antibiotics of continuing concern (Augmentin, flucloxacillin) 15(2) May 96
- Antidepressants in children and adolescents 24(3) Jun 05
- Anti-epileptic drugs, pregnancy and fetal malformations 22(5) Oct 03
- Antihistamines and cardiac arrhythmias (astemizole, terfenadine) 12(3) Aug 93
- Aripiprazole and neuroleptic malignant syndrome 26(2) Apr 07
- Atypical antipsychotic agents and extrapyramidal side effects 26(4) Aug 07
- Atypical antipsychotics and hyperglycaemia 23(3) Jun 04
- Augmentin jaundice Nov 90
- Australian experience with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine 23(5) Oct 04
- Avascular necrosis with interferon alfa-2B in CML 24(2) Apr 05
- Avoiding fetal abnormalities with isotretinoin 24(1) Feb 05
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- Back page: ACE inhibitors in pregnancy 12(4) Nov 93
- Back page: Antiarrhythmic agents and sudden death 10(1) Feb 91
- Back page: Flucloxacillin hepatitis Nov 90
- Back page: Help wanted - cardiac arrhythmias with antihistamines 13(3) Aug 94
- Back page: Help Wanted - propofol 10(2) May 91
- Back page: Help Wanted - Sumatriptan and angioedema 11(4) Nov 92
- Back page: Important product information changes for clofibrate Feb 90
- Back page: L-tryptophan and eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome Aug 90
- Back page: new drug update - leflunomide 19(1) Feb 00
- Back page: Revised indications for fenoterol May 90
- Back page: Stop Press - triazolam 11(1) Feb 92
- Benzodiazepine dependence, abuse and withdrawal reactions Nov 82
- Benzodiazepines: amnesia and delusions 11(1) Feb 92
- Beware the triple whammy! 25(5) Oct 06
- Bisphosphonates and ocular inflammation 23(2) Apr 04
- Bisphosphonates and osteonecrosis of the jaw 24(1) Feb 05
- Black cohosh and liver toxicity - An update 26(3) Jun 07
- Blood disorders and ranitidine May 90
- Boxed warnings 16(4) Nov 97
- Bromocriptine and pleuropulmonary disorders 10(2) May 91
- Bronchospasm and NSAIDs over the counter 14(1) Feb 95
- Bruising and bleeding with SSRIs (fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline) 17(3) Aug 98
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- Calcitriol and hypercalcaemia 16(1) Feb 97
- Captopril (Capoten) ;adverse effects Sep 83
- Carbamazepine and "pseudolymphoma" Feb 91
- Cardiac valvulopathy with pergolide 23(4) Aug 04
- Cardiovascular effects of NSAIDs - are they being overlooked? Nov 82
- Cardiovascular risk with the selective COX-2 inhibitors 23(6) Dec 04
- Cefaclor in the young patient: arthritis and arthralgia 14(3) Aug 95
- Celecoxib: early Australian reporting experience 19(2) Jun 00
- Cephalosporins also (cefaclor and angioedema) 11(2) May 92
- Cerivastatin and rhabdomyolysis - avoid gemfibrozil 20(1) Feb 01
- Changes to ADRAC membership 25(2) Apr 06
- Cholinesterase inhibitors and cardiac arrhythmias 23(5) Oct 04
- Cimetidine and the central nervous system Sep 83
- Cinchona alkaloids - the bite's as bad as the bark (quinine, quinidine) Dec 88
- Cisapride and cardiac arrhythmias 15(3) Aug 96
- Clofibrate and muscle Jun 88
- Clopidogrel - haemorrhage and haematological disorders 23(4) Aug 04
- Clozapine and myocarditis 13(4) Nov 94
- Clozapine and myocarditis 26(3) Jun 07
- Clozapine induced neuroleptic malignant syndrome 16(2) May 97
- A comparison of dicloxacillin with flucloxacillin 18(2) Jun 99
- Compounding the problem (steroid-induced (methylprednisolone) psychosis, neuroleptic malignant syndrome with thioridazine) 10(2) May 91
- Consider applying to become an Expert Adviser to the TGA 28(6) Dec 09
- Consider the drug first (ethacrynic acid) 11(3) Aug 92
- Constipation - it can be severe with clozapine 18(4) Dec 99
- Convulsions and blood dyscrasias with mirtazapine 22(5) Oct 03
- Corticosteroids should be used with long-acting ß2-agonists 23(3) Jun 04
- Coumadin and Marevan are not interchangeable (warfarin) 18(2) Jun 99
- Cyclosporin and St John's wort: CYP3A4 19(3) Aug 00
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- Danazol masculinization - a reminder Nov 89
- Dangers associated with chronic ingestion of colloidal silver 26(5) Oct 07
- Deaths with galantamine in mild cognitive impairment studies 25(1) Feb 06
- Depression - could it be the drug? (mefloquine, vigabatrin, dexfenfluramine, ciprofloxacin, pravastatin, simvastatin, gemfibrozil, nicotine transdermal) 17(1) Feb 98
- Depression with interferon 18(2) Jun 99
- Depression with isotretinoin 17(3) Aug 98
- Desmopressin and hyponatraemia 27 (4) Aug 08
- Diclofenac sodium and hepatic injury Jun 86
- Dinoprostone and uterine perforation 13(1) Feb 94
- Distortion of sense of smell (augmentin, beclomethasone, captopril, doxycycline, erythromycin) 11(4) Nov 92
- Dose reduction of LMWH (enoxaparin) in chronic kidney disease 25(4) Aug 06
- Double dose of confusion (Moduretic, indapamide) Feb 90
- Double trouble (sequence - metoclopramide, benztropine) 11 (3) Aug 92
- Doxycycline hydrochloride - a role for pharmacists May 84
- Drug fevers: methyldopa, nomifensine Nov 82
- Drug-associated macular oedema - latanoprost and rosiglitazone 28(3) Jun 09
- Drug-associated thrombocytopenia (quinidine, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole) Nov 82
- Drug-induced arthralgias (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, hydralazine, mianserin, carbimazole, methyldopa, nitrofurantoin, hepatitis B vaccines, quinidine, iron dextran, amoxycillin, metoprolol, carbamazepine, cimetidine, nifedipine) Nov 89
- Drug-induced fever (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, methyldopa, Triple antigen, nitrofurantoin, quinidine, measles mumps vaccine, phenytoin, interferon, carbamazepine, sulindac, amoxycillin, allopurinol) Aug 90
- Drug-induced gingival overgrowth (nifedipine, amlodipine, felodipine phenytoin, cyclosporin) 18(2) Jun 99
- Drug-induced gynaecomastia (spironolactone, cimetidine, famotidine, ranitidine, digoxin, omeprazole, verapamil, simvastatin, frusemide, aspirin) 16(3) Aug 97
- Drug-induced hearing disorders (erythromycin, gentamicin, aspirin, cisplatin, quinine, frusemide, indomethacin, metronidazole, sulindac, metoprolol, naproxen, procaine penicillin) 10(1) Feb 91
- Drug-induced hyponatraemia 27(5) Oct 08
- Drug-induced liver disease (methyldopa, carbamazepine, sulindac, diclofenac, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, chlorpromazine, quinidine, valproate, ketoconazole, allopurinol, flucloxacillin) Nov 90
- Drug-induced liver disease (flucloxacillin, amoxycillin/potassium clavulanate, erythromycin, carbamazepine, methyldopa, trimethoprim- sulfamethoxazole, simvastatin, diclofenac, ranitidine, phenytoin, sulindac allopurinol, rifampicin) 15(2) May 96
- Drug-induced lupus erythematosus: An emerging association with TNF inhibitors 28(3) Jun 09
- Drug-induced nightmares (sertraline, propranolol, metoprolol, pindolol, nicotine patches, nitrazepam, paroxetine, atenolol, simvastatin, captopril, methyldopa, prazosin) 19(1) Feb 00
- Drug-induced pancreatitis (azathioprine, didanosine, sodium valproate, simvastatin, enalapril, sulindac, cimetidine, captopril, clozapine) 14(4) Nov 95
- Drug induced pancreatitis 25(6) Dec 06
- Drug-induced vasculitis: more than skin deep (trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole, vancomycin, amoxycillin, cephalexin, flucloxacillin, nitrofurantoin, diclofenac, naproxen, chlorothiazide, frusemide, captopril, enalapril, allopurinol, hydralazine, cimetidine, felodipine, sulfasalazine, carbamazepine, hepatitis B vaccine, influenza vaccine, methotrexate) 13(2) May 94
- Drugs of Current Interest Aug 90
- Drugs of Current Interest 26(2) Apr 07
- Drugs that leave a bad taste in the mouth (drug-induced taste loss or perversion - captopril, metronidazole, tinidazole, enalapril, propranolol, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, sulindac, hepatitis B vaccines, clindamycin) 11(4) Nov 92
- Drugs that make you forget (drug-induced amnesia - sertraline, simvastatin, paroxetine, midazolam, dothiepin, moclobemide, fluoxetine, ranitidine, dexfenfluramine) 17(3) Aug 98
- Drug safety...... it's on the cards 13(4) Nov 94
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- Early-onset reactions after measles vaccination Feb 84
- Electrolyte disturbances with sodium picosulfate bowel cleansing products 21(1), Feb 02
- Electrolyte disturbances with oral phosphate bowel preparations (Fleet) ;16(1) Feb 97
- Emerging cardiovascular concerns with rosiglitazone 26(6) Dec 07
- Epoetin alfa and pure red cell aplasia 21(3) Aug 02
- Ergot derivatives and fibrotic reactions 25(1) Feb 06
- Erythromycin ototoxicity Feb 84
- Erythromycin estolate Nov 84
- Erythromycin - Two interactions
(a) Carbamazepine
(b) Theophylline Nov 84 - Erythropoietins: aim for lower haemoglobin levels 26(6) Dec 07
- Evidence-based medicine: pitfalls of overlooking safety 24(2) Apr 05
- Extensive limb swelling and DTPa booster doses 20(3) Aug 01
- Ezetimibe and depression - A possible signal 25(5) Oct 06
- Ezetimibe and muscle disorders 24(4) Aug 05
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- Fasigyn (Tinidazole) 500mg tablets - hypersensitivity Jun 83
- Fatal outcomes after sumatriptan 16(4) Nov 97
- Fatal hepatic reactions to flucloxacillin 13(3) Aug 94
- Fatal interactions and reactions with colchicine: beware CYP3A4 inhibitors 27(5) Oct 08
- Fatal lactic acidosis with metformin 14(2) May 95
- Felodipine - Adverse cardiac effects Dec 88
- First dose reactions with trimethoprim 10(1) Feb 91
- First dose reactions 11(2) May 92
- Fixed drug eruptions 28(4) Aug 09
- Flucloxacillin hepatitis Feb 90
- Fluoroquinolone antibiotics...interactions with warfarin 25(1) Feb 06
- Fluoroquinolone antibiotics...remember tendon disorders 25(1) Feb 06
- Fluoroquinolones and tendon disorders 21(4), Dec 02
- Fluoroquinolone antibiotics and tendon disorders: still a problem 27(5) Oct 08
- Fluticasone and adrenal crisis 22(2), Apr 03
- Fluvastatin and muscle disorders - a class effect 16(1) Feb 97
- Fluvoxamine and warfarin: CYP1A2 19(3) Aug 00
- Follow-up on a previous alert: mianserin and white blood cell disorders Nov 82
- Follow-up (a) Fixed drug reactions (b) doxycycline oesophagitis (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, tetracyclines) Feb 85
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- The glitazones - early experience 22(1), Apr 03
- Genitourinary symptoms with reboxetine 24(3) Jun 05
- Glucomannan tablets and oesophageal obstruction Feb 85
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- Haemmacel hypersensitivity reactions Mar 89
- Haemorrhagic cystitis with ticarcillin in cystic fibrosis patients 21(2) Jun 02
- Halothane ..... can we prevent liver toxicity? Nov 90
- Harmful interactions 22(6) Dec 03
- Harmless herbals? 12(3) Aug 93
- Help wanted - demyelination disorders and vaccines Aug 90
- Help wanted Apr 86
(a) Which medications damage diaphragms?
(b) Mumps-measles vaccine reactions?
(c) Does a popular IUCD break?
(d) Is Fasigyn now safer? - Help wanted - labetalol and hepatotoxicity 10(3) Aug 91
- Help wanted - interaction of lithium with fluoxetine 11(3) Aug 92
- Help wanted - mianserin hydrochloride Nov 87
- Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Aug 89
- Hepatic reactions to ...... roxithromycin, ...... and to ranitidine 14(2) May 95
- Hepatic reactions with minocycline 22(3) Jun 03
- Hepatic reactions with terbinafine 27(1) Feb 08
- Hepatic toxicity with nitrofurantoin 27(3) Jun 08
- Hepatitis B vaccines - musculoskeletal reactions 15(2) May 96
- Hepatotoxicity with black cohosh 25(2) Apr 06
- High dose cyproterone and hepatotoxicity 23(1) Feb 04
- High dose vitamin B6 may case peripheral neuropathy 27 (4) Aug 08
- Hormone replacement therapy 22(5) Oct 03
- Hypersensitivity reactions to anaesthetic drugs and muscle relaxants (alcuronium, Alfathesin, thiopentone, propanidid, d-tubocurarine, gallamine, pancuronium, suxamethonium) Jun 83
- Hyponatraemia with SSRIs 22(3) Jun 03
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- Imipenem and convulsions 10(3) Aug 91
- Implanon and vaginal bleeding 22(3) Jun 03
- Implanon: interactions and failure of contraception 26(4) Aug 07
- Inadvertent paracetamol overdose 24(5) Oct 05
- Increased risk of fractures associated with enzyme-inducing antiepileptic medicines 26(1) Feb 07
- Indapamide: new agent - old problems Nov 89
- Indapamide and hyponatraemia 21(3) Aug 02
- Inhaled steroids and systemic reactions, .. psychiatric, .. endocrine (beclomethasone, budesonide) 13(3) Aug 94
- Interaction between ergotamine and erythromycin 19(4) Dec 00
- Interaction between glucosamine and warfarin 27(1) Feb 08
- Interaction between miconazole oral gel and warfarin 17(2) May 98
- Interaction of celecoxib and warfarin 20(1) Feb 01
- Interaction of rofecoxib and warfarin 21(1) Feb 02
- Interaction of warfarin with macrolide antibiotics (erythromycin, roxithromycin) 14(3) Aug 95
- Interactions with grapefruit juice 21(4), Dec 02
- Interactions with grapefruit juice - amendment 22(2), Apr 03
- Interactions with macrolides 25(2) Apr 06
- Interactions with oral contraceptives (anticonvulsants) Jun 86
- Interstitial nephritis with the proton pump inhibitors 22(2), Apr 03
- Is it leflunomide lung? 28(4) Aug 09
- Is the cure sometimes worse than the complaint? (mebhydrolin) 11(2) May 92
- Isotretinoin and acquired hearing disorder 28(4) Aug 09
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- Joint pain with nifedipine Aug 89
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- Kava 22(1) Feb 03
- Ketoconazole and the liver Nov 82
- Ketoconazole and the liver - a reminder Feb 87
- Ketorolac and renal failure 13(1) Feb 94
- Kombucha tea 16(2) May 97
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- Laboratory monitoring with calcitriol - an update 16(4) Nov 97
- Lamotrigine and severe skin reactions 16(1) Feb 97
- Leflunomide and interstitial lung disease 25(6) Dec 06
- Leflunomide and peripheral neuropathy 25(5) Oct 06
- Leflunomide: serious hepatic, blood, skin and respiratory reactions 20(2) Jun 01
- The legacy of diethylstilboestrol (DES) from the 50s and 60s 23(3) Jun 04
- Life threatening blood dyscrasias with oral terbinafine 25(4) Aug 06
- Lignocaine with chlorhexidine gel and anaphylaxis 28(2) Apr 09
- Linezolid and peripheral neuropathy 22(1) Feb 03
- Liver toxicity of three commonly used drugs (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, quinidine, sulindac) Jun 83
- Lodema and the liver 14(3) Aug 95
- Looks like ... (illegible prescriptions) 11(3) Aug 92
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- Macrolides and warfarin interaction 23(2) Apr 04
- Maternal SSRI use and neonatal effects Aug 03
- Mebhydrolin and white blood cell disorders Mar 83
- Medical Alert devices 25(2) Apr 06
- Medicines and QT prolongation 24(6) Dec 05
- Medicines in pregnancy 12(4) Nov 93
- Mefloquine and neurological symptoms 13(3) Aug 94
- Meningococcal C vaccine: early experience is reassuring 22(6) Dec 03
- Metformin and lactic acidosis - a reminder 20(1) Feb 01
- Metformin, dehydration and lactic acidosis 28(3) Jun 09
- Methysergide and cardiac valvulopathy 19(4) Dec 00
- Methotrexate misadventures 18(4) Dec 99
- Methotrexate - name the day 17(2) May 98
- Metoclopramide - choose the dose carefully! Feb 90
- Mianserin hydrochloride, polyarthropathy and myalgia Feb 84
- Miconazole oral gel elevates INR - a reminder 21(4), Dec 02
- Minocycline and benign intracranial hypertension 10(2) May 91
- Minocycline and not so benign intracranial hypertension 22(1) Feb 03
- Minocycline and ...... the liver, the CNS, the skin 15(4) Nov 96
- Mirtazapine and blood dyscrasias 26(3) Jun 07
- Moclobemide and hypertension - is it drug-induced? 15(4) Nov 96
- Modafinil: adverse skin and psychiatric reactions 27(6) Dec 08
- Moduretic hyponatraemia Nov 84
- More muscle pain - cimetidine Mar 89
- MRI scans with gadolinium-containing contrast agents and the risk of NSF - caution in patients with renal impairment 27(1) Feb 08
- Multiload Cu250 IUCD Nov 87
- The multiple toxicities of amiodarone 24(3) Jun 05
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- Nefazodone - looks like an SSRI, but .... Hepatic dysfunction .... Visual disorders 17(4) Nov 98
- Neuroleptic malignant syndrome Jun 86
- New "Blue card" reporting for ADRs 27 (4) Aug 08
- New drug, no prior exposure but no guarantee (tiaprofenic acid) 11(2) May 92
- Newer antibiotics and bleeding(carbenicillin, latamoxef, cephamandole, cefoperazone) Feb 84
- Nicorandil-associated ulceration 27(2) Apr 08
- Nifedipine - adverse cardiovascular effects Mar 83
- Nitrofurantoin and peripheral neuropathy 20(3) Aug 01
- Nitrofurantoin neurotoxicity Nov 82
- Nitrofurantoin and the lung 14(4) Nov 95
- Non-sedating antihistamines (astemizole, terfenadine) 10(2) May 91
- No problems previously, but ... (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole) 11(2) May 92
- Norfloxacin and convulsions May 90
- Nothing to smile about (drug-induced tooth discolouration - augmentin, amoxycillin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, penicillin, erythromycin metronidazole, tetracycline, cefaclor) 11(4) Nov 92
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (naproxen, sulindac) May 84
- NSAIDs and asthma Jun 88
- NSAIDs and Stevens-Johnson syndrome Jun 86
- NSAIDs and hepatitis ..... sulindac Nov 90
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- Omeprazole ...... and musculoskeletal problems, ...... and interstitial nephritis 14(4) Nov 95
- Ondansetron and chest pain 17(4) Nov 98
- Olanzapine: neutropenia, convulsions and NMS 18(3) Aug 99
- Oral acyclovir and neurological reactions 15(3) Aug 96
- Online reporting of adverse reactions - coming soon 21(4), Dec 02
- Oral reactions to NSAIDs Dec 88
- Osteonecrosis of the jaw with bisphosphonates 25(4) Aug 06
- Over the counter but not of trivial consequence (Combantrin) 11(2) May 92
- Oxolamine citrate (Bredon) - hallucinations in children May 84
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- Pancreatitis and ACE inhibitors Aug 89
- Paradoxical reactions with midazolam in children 17(1) Feb 98
- Paraesthesia and neuropathy with hypolipidaemic agents (simvastatin, gemfibrozil) 12(2) May 93
- Paraesthesia with NSAIDs 16(2) May 97
- Parecoxib - one shot only 23(3) Jun 04
- Patent blue V and anaphylaxis 21(3) Aug 02
- Pathological gambling with cabergoline 24(4) Aug 05
- Penicillamine and myasthenia gravis 10(1) Feb 91
- Perhexiline and paroxetine: CYP2D6 19(3) Aug 00
- Pethidine and convulsions 16(3) Aug 97
- P-glycoprotein - another way for drugs to interact 20(3) Aug 01
- Phenylbutazone and blood disorders Jun 83
- Photosensitivity reactions (Moduretic, Dyazide, chlorothiazide, frusemide, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, doxycycline) Mar 83
- Pimecrolimus, skin cancer and lymphoma 24(3) Jun 05
- Please report paediatric adverse reactions 24(5) Oct 05
- Possible arrhythmias due to loratadine? - more help please 15(1) Feb 96
- Post-partum NSAIDs may cause hypertension 22(6) Dec 03
- Prazosin hydrochloride - a correction Feb 84
- Prazosin hydrochloride and urinary incontinence Sep 83
- Pregnancy despite depot medroxyprogesterone 22(3) Jun 03
- Pregnancy: isotretinoin, etretinate and acitretin 12(4) Nov 93
- Prescribing of antiemetics - is more caution necessary (metoclopramide, prochlorperazine, thiethylperazine) Mar 83
- Problems with caffeine 19(1) Feb 00
- Problems with colloids in fluid resuscitation 25 (3) Jun 06
- Propofol convulsions 12(2) May 93
- Propofol: danger of prolonged and high infusion rates in ICU 23(6) Dec 04
- Protease inhibitors 17(2) May 98
- Protecting the fetus ... - isotretinoin and birth defects Feb 85
... And the child - paediatric doses (metoclopramide, Ticarda, prochlorperazine) Feb 85 - Protecting the fetus... - danazol masculinization Apr 86
- Proton pump inhibitors and possible fracture risk (28/1) Feb 09
- Psychiatric effects of vigabatrin 14(1) Feb 95
- Pulmonary toxicity with long-term nitrofurantoin 23(4) Aug 04
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- Quinine, cramps and cricket 10(3) Aug 91
- Quinine and haemolytic uraemic syndrome 15(1) Feb 96
- Quinine and profound thrombocytopenia 21(3) Aug 02
- Quinine indications - cramps deleted 23(5) Oct 04
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- Raloxifene and thromboembolic events 20(4) Dec 01
- Ranitidine and hepatic injury 11(3) Aug 92
- Reactions to injectable iron preparations Feb 84
- Reactions to hepatitis B vaccines Aug 90
- Reactivation of hepatitis B virus following cytotoxic or immunosuppressant therapy 25 (3) Jun 06
- A reminder - the allopurinol azathioprine interaction Feb 85
- Renal effects of ACE inhibitors Nov 89
- Renal impairment with zoledronic acid 26(5) Oct 07
- Reporting problems with products other than medicines 24(4) Aug 05
- Reports of hypersensitivity reactions to pregabalin 26(6) Dec 07
- Respiratory effects of captopril and enalapril Feb 87
- Restriction of indications for cisapride 19(4) Dec 00
- Retirement of Dr John McEwen 24(5) Oct 05
- Risk factors for myopathy and rhabdomyolysis with the statins 23(1) Feb 04
- Risks of fulminant liver failure when stopping drugs for the management of hepatitis B27(6) Dec 08
- The risks and benefits of HRT 23(2) Apr 04
- Rituximab and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy 26(4) Aug 07
- Rofecoxib, celecoxib and cardiovascular risk 22(5) Oct 03
- Roxithromycin and hypersensitivity reactions 13(1) Feb 94
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- Screening guidelines for women exposed to DES in utero 24(5) Oct 05
- Seeing things with zolpidem 21(1) Feb 02
- Serious arrhythmias with intravenous erythromycin 14(1) Feb 95
- Serious gastrointestinal effects with celecoxib and rofecoxib Aug 03
- Serious reaction reminders - sodium valproate and fetal malformations 28(2) Apr 09
- Serious reaction reminders - cefaclor and serum sickness in children 28(2) Apr 09
- Serotonin syndrome 23(1) Feb 04
- Serotonin syndrome with duloxetine 28(4) Aug 09
- Severe adverse reactions with intravenous immunoglobulin 28(2) Apr 09
- Severe hypersensitivity reactions to NSAIDs 12(1) Feb 93
- Severe hypersensitivity reactions: with Haemaccel, and with dextran 12(3) Aug 93
- Severe skin reactions and venous thromboembolism with strontium ranelate (Protos) 27(3) Jun 08
- Sibutramine - Four years experience 25 (3) Jun 06
- Sildenafil - three years experience 21(2) Jun 02
- Simvastatin and alopecia 12(2) May 93
- Simvastatin and adverse endocrine effects in men 14(3) Aug 95
- Simvastatin and nefazodone: CYP3A4 19(3) Aug 00
- Skin discolouration (minocycline, clofazimine) 12(2) May 93
- Skin reactions with glucosamine 24(6) Dec 05
- Slimming products containing guar gum - another risk of oesophageal obstruction Aug 89
- Slow down on parenteral vitamin K .... 10(3) Aug 91
- Sore tongues .... (drug-induced glossitis - trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, diclofenac, naproxen, metronidazole, sulindac, amoxycillin, erythromycin captopril, piroxicam) 11(4) Nov 92
- SSRI antidepressants in children and adolescents 23(2) Apr 04
- SSRIs and genitourinary disorders (fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline) 15(3) Aug 96
- SSRIs and increased intraocular pressure 20(1) Feb 01
- SSRIs and neonatal disorders .... withdrawal reactions .... breast milk transfer (fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline) 16(4) Nov 97
- SSRIs and withdrawal syndrome (fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline) 15(1) Feb 96
- Statins and muscle disorders - be careful with the dose 27(3) Jun 08
- Statins and peripheral neuropathy 24(2) Apr 05
- Statins contraindicated in pregnancy 24(1) Feb 05
- Stevens Johnson syndrome (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, phenytoin, diflunisal, carbamazepine, Fansidar, penicillin, sulindac, amoxycillin, allopurinol, erythromycin, gentamicin) Aug 90
- Still more muscle pain (Clofibrate, nitrofurantoin, methyldopa, co-trimoxazole, nomifensine, pindolol, quinidine, influenza vaccine, atenolol, allopurinol, sulindac, carbamazepine, captopril, enalapril, metoprolol, Moduretic) Mar 89
- Stop Press - Augmentin jaundice Jun 88
- Subscribe to the Bulletin on-line 25(5) Oct 06
- Subscribe to the Bulletin on-line 25(6) Dec 06
- Subscribe to the Bulletin on-line 26(4) Aug 07
- Suicidality with SSRIs: adults and children 24(4) Aug 05
- Sulphasalazine and serious reactions, .... the blood, .... the liver 10(4) Nov 91
- Sumatriptan and chest pain 12(1) Feb 93
- A sunburnt country revisited (griseofulvin, nalidixic acid, tetracycline, tetracycline-nystatin, diclofenac, diflunisal, chlorothiazide, Dyazide, amiodarone, methyldopa, carbamazepine, chlorpromazine, doxepin, verapamil, protriptyline) Feb 87
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- Take care with vitamin K 19(1) Feb 00
- A tale of two tetracyclines (doxycycline, minocycline) Jun 88
- Talking about fluoxetine 13(4) Nov 94
- Tardive dyskinesia May 84
- Tendinitis and tendon rupture with fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, enoxacin, norfloxacin) 18(3) Aug 99
- Terbinafine and blood dyscrasias 23(5) Oct 04
- Terbinafine - a question of taste 15(1) Feb 96
- Terfenadine Nov 87
- TGA approves H1N1 influenza virus vaccine 28(5) Oct 09
- Thanks for your reports 18(4) Dec 99
- Thank you for your reports 27(6) Dec 08
- Thank you to our readers 28(6) Dec 09
- The bald facts (drug-induced alopecia - atenolol, allopurinol, captopril, sodium valproate, clofibrate, propranolol, clonidine, terfenadine, naproxen, piroxicam) May 90
- The last Bulletin
A new medicines safety publication - look in Australian Prescriber from 2010 28(6) Dec 09 - The long and the short of movement disorders with metoclopramide 28(5) Oct 09
- Theophylline: old drug, old problems 11(1) Feb 92
- Thiazolidinediones and reduced bone density 26(5) Oct 07
- Thinned down and space out (dexfenfluramine) 11(1) Feb 92
- Tiaprofenic acid and urinary symptoms 12(1) Feb 93
- Ticlopidine update 17(2) May 98
- Timolol maleate eye drops - another breath of warning Nov 84
- To all our reporters ..... thanks and please continue 10(4) Nov 91
- Tocainide and blood disorders Apr 86
- Topical tretinoin and birth defects 12(4) Nov 93
- Topiramate and other drugs causing glaucoma 27(2) Apr 08
- Traditional Indian (Ayurvedic) and Chinese medicines associated with heavy metal poisoning 26(1) Feb 07
- Tramadol and serotonin syndrome 20(4) Dec 01
- Tramadol - four years' experience 22(1) Feb 03
- Tramadol-warfarin interaction 23(4) Aug 04
- Transdermal medications - look for the patch 26 (6) Dec 07
- Travacalm - your reports make a difference! Aug 03
- Treating mother and her baby (sulfasalazine) 11(3) Aug 92
- Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole warning on elderly Feb 90
- Troubled waters - diflunisal dysuria Apr 86
- L-tryptophan and eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome Aug 80
- TTP with ticlopidine 18(4) Dec 99
- Tumour necrosis factor alpha inhibitors 25(6) Dec 06
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- Update on bupropion (Zyban SR) 20(2) Jun 01
- Update on flucloxacillin-induced hepatitis 11(1) Feb 92
- Update on tiaprofenic acid and urinary symptoms 13(2) May 94
- Update on visual field constriction with vigabatrin 18(1) Feb 99
- Use of SSRI antidepressants in children and adolescents 23(6) Dec 04
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- Valaciclovir: renal impairment and neuropsychiatric reactions 19(2) Jun 00
- Valproate and spina bifida - a possible association Mar 83
- Valproate and spina bifida May 90
- Varenicline: The Australian experience so far 27(6) Dec 08
- Varicella vaccine experience in Australia 26(2) Apr 07
- Venlafaxine: not just an SSRI? 17(1) Feb 98
- Venous thromboembolism with third generation oral contraceptives and cyproterone 21(2) Jun 02
- Verapamil rashes Mar 83
- Viagra is here! (sildenafil) 17(4) Nov 98
- Visual field defects with vigabatrin 16(3) Aug 97
- Vitamin A and birth defects 15(4) Nov 96
- Voltaren ... first time unlucky ... second time unconscious (diclofenac) 11(2) May 92
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- Warfarin-induced skin necrosis 24(6) Dec 05
- Warning: potential for confusion with Humalog 20(1) Feb 01
- Warnings for high dose tricyclic antidepressants 23(5) Oct 04
- Washout or taper when switching antidepressants 28(5) Oct 09
- Waxsol ear drops - local irritation (dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate) Jun 83
- While on the subject of theophylline Nov 84
- Withdrawal of fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine 17(1) Feb 98
- Withdrawal of lumiracoxib in Australia 27(2) Apr 08
- Withdrawal of tolcapone 18(1) Feb 99
- Worldwide withdrawal of mibefradil 17(3) Aug 98