Paracetamol tablets only available in pharmacies
As of 1st of November 2015, non-prescription tablets of paracetamol will no longer be available in Sweden at non-pharmacy outlets. The decision was taken in April 2015 by the Swedish Medical Products Agency (MPA), and refers to tablets intended for swallowing whole. Other forms of paracetamol are not affected, e.g. in liquid form or as effervescent tablets. (Source: MPA RSS news -)
Source: MPA RSS news - - October 30, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Medical Products Agency, Sweden Source Type: news
EMA IT systems unavailable from 30 October to 3 November 2015
All European Medicines Agency (EMA) IT systems will be temporarily unavailable from 20:00 on Friday 30 October to 6:00 on Tuesday 3 November (UK time), due to an essential exercise to test the Agency’s IT recovery processes. (Source: MPA RSS news -)
Source: MPA RSS news - - October 26, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Medical Products Agency, Sweden Source Type: news
Nyheter 2015
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Source: MPA RSS news - - October 23, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Medical Products Agency, Sweden Source Type: news
MPA's contributes to a positive change in the use of medicines for children
Children have a right to safe and effective use of well-documented medicines. Efforts are made both on international and national levels to increase the development of medicines for children, but these changes take time. In 2011 the MPA was assigned a government commission as a part of the National Pharmaceutical Strategy, "Expand the knowledge of paediatric medicines and their use". (Source: MPA RSS news -)
Source: MPA RSS news - - October 23, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Medical Products Agency, Sweden Source Type: news
New Director General for the Swedish Medical Products Agency
The Swedish Government has appointed Catarina Andersson Forsman, MD, PhD, as Director General for the Swedish Medical Products Agency. (Source: MPA RSS news -)
Source: MPA RSS news - - October 3, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Medical Products Agency, Sweden Source Type: news
New guideline for labelling and package leaflets of medicinal products
The MPA has updated the common guideline for the labelling and package leaflets for medicinal products. The guideline provides explanations and examples of how the current regulations should be interpreted. The purpose of the regulations is to ensure that patients receive clear and relevant information, and reduce the risk of confusion and misuse. (Source: MPA RSS news -)
Source: MPA RSS news - - July 11, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Medical Products Agency, Sweden Source Type: news
Shut down SweWeb web application
The Swedish Medical Products Agency (MPA) has made a decision on February 25th 2014 to terminate the web application SweWeb. (Source: MPA RSS news -)
Source: MPA RSS news - - February 27, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Medical Products Agency, Sweden Source Type: news
Nyheter 2014
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Source: MPA RSS news - - February 20, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Medical Products Agency, Sweden Source Type: news
The Nordic Medicinal Agencies release Guidance on Nordic packages
The new documents Guideline on Nordic packages and Frequently Asked Questions have been prepared in order to facilitate the regulatory work when making common Nordic medicinal packages. (Source: MPA RSS news -)
Source: MPA RSS news - - February 20, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Medical Products Agency, Sweden Source Type: news
