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    14 AUG

    Herbal Products with Phytoestrogenic Activity and their Adverse Reactions

    Phytoestrogens (PEs) are plant-based compounds that can interact with estrogen receptors and are mainly used to trea...

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    21 JUL

    Adverse reactions following MPox (monkeypox) vaccination

    Until November 16th 2022 the Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb received 148 reports regarding adverse drug reactions after m...

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    12 JUL

    Autoimmune hemolytic anemia after COVID-19 vaccination

    Until March 10th 2023, the Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb received 10 reports of auto-immune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) follow...

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    03 JUL

    Menstrual abnormalities after COVID-19 vaccination in the Netherlands

    Based on spontaneously reporting data and a prospective cohort event monitoring (CEM) study an incidence of menstrual di...

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    29 JUN

    Similar reporting pattern of adverse events for homologous and heterologous COVID-19 vaccination

    A high level of similarity in the local and systemic reported AEFIs (adverse events following...

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    20 JUN

    Interaction between lamotrigine and hormone replacement therapies

    The Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb received a report in September 2022 about an interaction between lamotrigine ...

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    08 JUN

    Overview of transverse myelitis after COVID-19 vaccination

    Until January 16th 2023 the Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb received 48 reports of  transverse myelitis (TM) following C...

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    12 APR

    Fatigue associated with biologics

    Fatigue is a common symptom in patients with inflammatory immune diseases. Patients may also experience fatigue as an adverse drug reaction of biologics use...

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    04 APR

    Inhalation of small capsule pieces through an inhaler is not harmful

    Puncturing powder capsules for inhalation may cause small capsule pieces to break loose. Capsule pieces that are small en...