November 2016

Important New Products

• Adempas (riociguat) is a stimulator of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC), an enzyme found in ...(more)
• Decapeptyl (triptorelin acetate) a gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist, inhibits ...(more)
• Odefsey (emtricitabine (FTC), rilpivirine (RPV), tenofovir alafenamide (TAF)) is a fixed dose ...(more)
• Prezcobix (darunavir/cobicistat) is a fixed dose antiviral for systemic use. Darunavir is an ...(more)
• Zepatier (elbasvir/ grazoprevir) is a fixed-dose combination of direct-acting antiviral agents ...(more)

New Contraindications

• Alacare (5-aminolevulinic acid (as hydrochloride)) is now also contraindicated with known ...(more)
• Apresoline (hydralazine hydrochloride) is now also contraindicated in porphyria. ...(more)
• Eviplera (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, emtricitabine, rilpivirine) should not be administered ...(more)
• Evotaz (atazanavir sulfate/cobicistat) coadministration with the following is now also ...(more)
• Nardil (phenelzine sulfate) should not be used in patients with cerebrovascular disease. ...(more)
• Targin (oxycodone hydrochloride and naloxone hydrochloride anhydrous) is now also ...(more)
• Viekira Pak-RBV Combination Therapy Pack (paritaprevir/ritonavir/ombitasvir tablets + ...(more)

New Indications

• Gazyva (obinutuzumab) in combination with bendamustine, followed by Gazyva maintenance, ...(more)
• Humira (adalimumab (rch)) is now indicated for the treatment of enthesitis related arthritis ...(more)
• Targin (oxycodone hydrochloride; naloxone hydrochloride) is now also indicated as second ...(more)

Deleted Products
 

• Anapen
• APO-Mometasone Nasal Spray
• APO-Salbutamol
• Ceftriaxone Sandoz ...(more)