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19/08/2010
On 18.08.2010, the Medicinal Products Import Act 2010 was published in the Federal Law Gazette, Federal Law Gazette I No. 79/2010 and comes into force on 19.08.2010. The primary objective of the Medicinal Products Import Act is to protect the health…
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13/08/2010
The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) publishes the following statement on "Calcium Supplementation and Myocardial Infarction Risk." It refers to a meta-analysis on the use of calcium as monotherapy for osteoporosis published in the…
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23/06/2010
In Federal Law Gazette II No. 180/2010, the Federal Minister of Health made use of the power to issue an ordinance pursuant to Section 48 (3) AMG and issued the Ordinance on the Conduct of Non-interventional Studies. This ordinance stipulates that…
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10/06/2010
The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) / AGES PharmMed provides information on holders and carrier arms. Wall mountsA user in Austria was injured after an image intensifier mounted with a height-adjustable bracket fell off the wall. The…
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02/06/2010
According to § 68 of the Medical Devices Act (MPG), Federal Law Gazette No. 657/1996, last amended by Federal Law Gazette I No. 143/2009, the Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) is responsible, among other things, for monitoring the…
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21/05/2010
On March 17, 2010, the marketing authorization holder (GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, GSK) informed the European Medicines Agency (EMA) that the oral vaccine Rotarix is contaminated with DNA of the porcine circovirus (PCV). As an immediate measure, GSK…
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29/03/2010
On March 29, 2010, the delivery of generic drugs containing Clopidogrel, which used the active ingredient of the supplier Glochem Industries Ltd., was stopped for the time being on wholesale level by BASG/AGES PharmMed. It was determined that the…
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17/02/2010
Due to the current supply situation of certain radiopharmaceuticals, the Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG)/AGES PharmMed points out particularities in the use of unapproved medicinal specialties, especially with unapproved…
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18/12/2009
As of Dec. 17, 2009, Vikela 1.5 mg tablet (levonorgestel) was made available without a prescription to women of all ages by a decision proposed by the Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG). When used correctly, Vikela is a relatively safe…
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05/10/2009
PSUR Worksharing - Europe adopts Austrian practice