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G P Matthews - Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
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- NHS Regional Offices
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CLASS 4 DRUG ALERT, FOR INFORMATION, CRESCENT PHARMA LTD, SYRENIRING 0.120MG/0.015MG PER 24 HOURS, VAGINAL DELIVERY SYSTEM, PL 20416/0567
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Crescent Pharma Ltd has informed us that the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) within the packs for the listed batches is missing important safety relevant text changes. The changes to the PIL include the addition of the following information: - Warnings and precautions Psychiatric disorders: Some women using hormonal contraceptives including SyreniRing have reported depression or depressed mood. Depression can be serious and may sometimes lead to suicidal thoughts. If you experience mood changes and depressive symptoms contact your doctor for further medical advice as soon as possible.
It is important that any patients are provided with information on warnings and precautions whilst taking SyreniRing. Additionally, patients who notice the symptoms/side effects or mood effects should seek immediate medical advice.
Full details of the drug alert are included in the attached PDF file. Please forward to the listed recipients. This information is also published on the MHRA website https://www.gov.uk/drug-device-alerts.
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NHS England and NHS Improvement Regional Offices: Please cascade this alert to Community Pharmacy.
GP Practices: Please note this alert is for Dispensing GP Practices only.
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- #COMMUNITYPHARMACISTS#
- #DISPENSING GP#
- #HospitalPharmacy#
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