Medicines News March 2020
Medicines News March 2020
New medicines
No new medicines for companion animals were authorised in the past month.
Changes to product information
ERAVAC emulsion for injection for rabbits (Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus type 2). The SPC (section 4.6) has been updated to include the following adverse effects: ‘Lethargy and/or inappetence may be observed very rarely in the first 48 hours after injection based on post-authorisation pharmacovigilance reporting’. Also, the duration of immunity after use of the vaccine has been increased from 9 to 12 months.
Nobivac FeLV, suspension for injection for cats (Feline leukemia virus). The SPC (section 5) has been updated to include the following immunological information: ‘Protection against persistent viraemia is observed in 73% of cats 3 weeks after their first vaccine injection’.
Reclassifications
Frontline Tri Act spot-on for dogs (fipronil plus permethrin). The supply category has changed from POM-V to NFA VPS
Adverse effects
Every year, the VMD publishes a review of the adverse effects to veterinary medicines that have been reported spontaneously through the pharmacovigilance scheme. The summary report lists the resulting changes to product information (summaries of product characteristics; SPCs). For more on this and whether the information we get on adverse effects is effective or timely enough, see this month’s Dog’s Blog.
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