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    19 APR

    Multi-national European cohort event monitoring studies on COVID-19 vaccines

    Published results from the multi-national European cohort event monitoring show that most participants experience ...

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    23 JAN

    More research needed into Long COVID-like adverse events after COVID-19 vaccination

    The Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb has received reports of a combination of adverse events simi...

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    19 DEC

    Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss and COVID-19 vaccines

    Until January 10th 2023, the Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb received 109 reports of  Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSN...

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    08 DEC

    Side effects of Tea Tree Oil

    The World Health Organization (WHO) received 159 reports of complaints associated with the use of  tea tree oil products. Skin complaints such as rash, hypersens...

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    15 NOV

    Themes in the course of Adverse Drug Reactions from a patient perspective

    Pharmacovigilance centre Lareb has published a study structuring themes in the course of adverse drug reactions (ADRs...

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    14 NOV

    Allergic reaction after meningococcal vaccination Nimenrix

    The meningococcal ACWY vaccine Nimenrix rarely causes an allergic reaction, as reported to Lareb. Acute allergic reactions are often...

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    06 NOV

    Start of the international MedSafetyWeek 2023

    Today, the MedSafetyWeek starts. The MedSafetyWeek is an international (social) media campaign focussing on raising awareness of reporting possib...

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    27 OCT

    Results from two vaccine cohort event monitoring studies on Influenza vaccines and COVID-19 vaccines

    Pharmacovigilance centre Lareb has published results from two vaccine cohort event monitor...

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    27 OCT

    Hyperkalemia with fatal outcome during (liposomal) amphotericin B treatment

    In rare cases, intravenous administration of (liposomal) amphotericin B treatment can cause severe, difficult to tr...