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Opening ceremony for the Twinning Light Project "Strengthening of expert capacity in implementation of EU legislation on medicines in the Croatian Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices"

10.12.2010

The opening ceremony for the Twinning Light Project "Strengthening of expert capacity in implementation of EU legislation on medicines in the Croatian Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices", organised by the Croatian Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices (HALMED) and the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Croatia was held on Friday, 10 December 2010 in the Palace Hotel Zagreb.

This project with a budget of € 250,000 is financed by the European Union and its activities will be implemented over a 6 months period. Member State Twinning Partner is Spanish Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices (Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios, AEMPS).

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Important notice concerning safety of medicinal products containing the active substance bufexamac with recommendations for physicians, pharmacists and patients

01.06.2010

The European Medicine Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended revocation of marketing authorisation for all medicinal products containing the active ingredient bufexamac. Based on the CHMP's opinion, the European Commission will issue final recommendations for the medicinal products containing the aforementioned active substance.

The Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices (HALMED) initiated the review process for the EMA's recommendation, issuing the recommendations for physicians, pharmacists and patients.

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Notice concerning the shorter shelf-life of Act-HIB, vaccine against Haemophilus influenzae type B, Vaccinum haemophili stirpe b coniugatum, Lot D0636-3

01.06.2010

In collaboration with the Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices, on 31 May 2010, Medoka d.o.o. sent a notice to the Croatian National Institute of Public Health, all County Institutes of Public Health, Institute of Immunology (warehousing and distribution of vaccines from the Vaccination Programme) and vaccinators, advising them of the shorter shelf life of Act-HIB, vaccine against Haemophilus influenzae type b, Lot: D0636-3.

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