Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Italy bans Novartis flu vaccines pending tests

Italy bans Novartis flu vaccines pending tests

A man walks past the logo of Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG in front of a plant in BaselROME (Reuters) - The Italian health ministry said on Wednesday that it had imposed an immediate ban on the sale and use of four anti-influenza vaccines produced by Swiss drugs group Novartis pending tests for possible side effects. The ministry said it advised citizens not to buy or use the drugs Agrippal, Fluad, subunit Influpozzi and adjunvated Influpozzi until further notice. It said 487,738 vaccine doses were affected. The move comes after the Italian Pharmaceutical Agency decided that further tests on the products may be necessary following indications of possible side effects. ...



Source: news.yahoo.com

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