Meeting highlights from the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) 25-28 November 2024
New safety information for healthcare professionals Veoza (fezolinetant): new recommendations to minimise risk of liver injury The PRAC has agreed to a direct healthcare professional communication (DHPC) informing of the risk of drug-induced liver injury (DILI) with Veoza (fezolinetant) and has recommended monitoring of liver function before and during treatment. Veoza is a medicine used to treat moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms (also referred to as hot flushes or night sweats) associated with menopause. The committee considered a review of the potential risk of fezolinetant to cause drug-induced liver injury based on information from all available sources, including reports of suspected side effectsand studies published in the scientific literature. Severe elevations of the liver enzymes alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and/or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (>10x upper limit of normal) with concurrent elevations in bilirubin and/or alkaline phosphatase (ALP) have been reporte...
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