Oncologist applauds INFARMED’s approval of four new medications using cannabis
Oncologist Jorge Espírito Santo has applauded the recent approval by INFARMED (Portugal’s medicines authority) of four new medical products using cannabis to relieve suffering of cancer patients, epileptics and people
Infarmed withdraws Parkinson remedy from market with immediate effect
Anyone taking Parkinson medication Rasagilina toLife, 1 mg, from a batch numbered T002, valid to November 2024, must stop doing so as soon as possible and contact their doctor. Any
Infarmed orders suspension of sale of ‘defective anti-anxiety’ meds
Infarmed medicines authority has ordered the immediate suspension of sale of anti-anxiety medication Lorazepam Labesfal, marketed by Generis, due to a “problem with the dosage of a lote”. In a
Out-of-date Covid vaccines: “take them or go on waiting list”
Alentejo health authority ‘offers no alternative’ Various Covid vaccination centres in the Alentejo using batches of vaccine that have exceeded manufacturers’ time limit are “refusing an alternative to patients who
Infarmed authorises use of expired Covid vaccines
Decision taken in March “against manufacturers’ standards” Portugal’s medicines authority Infarmed has been found to have authorised the use of expired Covid vaccines, going against manufacturers’ published standards. Página Um
Two batches of osteoporosis drugs withdrawn from market
“Out of specification results” detected Portugal’s medicines agency Infarmed has announced the recall of two batches of Alendronic Acid + Colecalciferol Aristo because “results outside the specifications were detected for
WHO ‘health emergency assessment’ team visits Portugal
Part of pilot project to assess and strengthen (future) response A team from the World Health Organization (WHO) is visiting Portugal this week as part of a pilot project that
“Symbolic moment”: President thanks pandemic experts for their work over last two years
Winding up Wednesday’s meeting of experts at Infarmed, President Marcelo dubbed it “a symbolic moment”, thanking experts for their work over the last two years of pandemic, and signalling the
“Progressive, gradual and cautious” – Portugal’s exit from Covid restrictions unlikely to blaze any trails
Tomorrow is the long-awaited day when experts who have led Portugal’s response to the pandemic are expected to plot an easing of restrictions. But while some countries are trailblazing their
Medical experts to meet with government on Wednesday re ringing Covid changes
The long-awaited meeting between the government and the medical advisors who have been leading response through the pandemic has been scheduled for Wednesday morning, and is expected to see a