News about side effects from medicines

Danish Medicines Agency investigates a case of inflammatory condition reported after COVID-19 vaccination

| 26 August 2021 |

In collaboration with the EMA, the Danish Medicines Agency is investigating whether the rare inflammatory condition of MIS-C, previously observed as an aftereffect of COVID-19 infection in children and adolescents, can also occur after vaccination. While no causality with the vaccine has been established, it cannot be excluded either.

New report on adverse reactions reported with tramadol for pain relief

| 20 December 2018 |

The Danish Medicines Agency has received 830 reports of suspected adverse reactions with tramadol since the medicine was marketed in March 1993. 155 of them describe symptoms of dependence. This follows from a report that has just been published. In 2017, about 265,000 individuals received treatment with tramadol in Denmark.

Medicines of the future in focus at World Economic Forum

| 20 September 2018 |

Medicines of the future is one of the topics being debated at the meeting of the World Economic Forum, which is currently place right now in Tianjin in China. The Danish Medicines Agency is attending.

Be aware of rare but possible risk of liver injury in medical treatment of fibroids

| 15 February 2018 |

The Danish Medicines Agency recommends doctors not to start any new patients on the medicine Esmya (ulipristal) because of a rare, but possible, risk of developing serious liver injury.

New practice for follow-up information on adverse reaction reports

| 29 September 2017 |

The Danish Medicines Agency has introduced a new practice for the processing of pharmaceutical companies' requests for follow-up information on reports of suspected adverse reactions.

Adverse reaction reports received from the Danish Patient Compensation Association

| 14 July 2017 |

The marketing authorisation holder of a medicinal product shall not submit reports to the Danish Medicines Agency about any adverse reactions appearing from decisions about compensation for medicinal injuries, which the company has received from the Danish Patient Compensation Association.

Danish Pharmacovigilance Update, May 2017

| 08 June 2017 |

The May issue of Danish Pharmacovigilance Update.

Danish Pharmacovigilance Update, April 2017

| 22 May 2017 |

The April issue of Danish Pharmacovigilance Update.

Danish Pharmacovigilance Update, March 2017

| 18 April 2017 |

The March issue of Danish Pharmacovigilance Update.

Danish Pharmacovigilance Update, February 2017

| 06 March 2017 |

The February issue of Danish Pharmacovigilance Update.

Danish Pharmacovigilance Update, January 2017

| 03 February 2017 |

The January issue of Danish Pharmacovigilance Update.

Danish Pharmacovigilance Update, December 2016

| 06 January 2017 |

The December issue of Danish Pharmacovigilance Update.

Danish Pharmacovigilance Update, November 2016

| 09 December 2016 |

The November issue of Danish Pharmacovigilance Update.

Interactive Adverse Drug Reaction overviews

| 08 December 2016 |

The Danish Medicines Agency has launched a new web-based database that researchers and other interested parties can use to search for reported suspected adverse reactions.

How the HPV vaccine works

| 30 November 2016 |

The Danish Medicines Agency has made a short video graphic about the efficacy of the HPV vaccine.

Danish Pharmacovigilance Update, October 2016

| 15 November 2016 |

The October issue of Danish Pharmacovigilance Update.

Danish Pharmacovigilance Update, August 2016

| 13 September 2016 |

The August issue of Danish Pharmacovigilance Update.

Public funds allocated for research into possible adverse reactions from HPV vaccination

| 08 July 2016 |

Three projects will receive public funds of DKK 7 million, which the Danish Parliament has earmarked for research into possible adverse reactions from HPV vaccination.