Qatar Ministry of Public Health Circular No. 3/2017
Glucagon -like Peptide-1 receptors agonist (GLP-1 )- (E.g. Bydureon , Byetta , Lyxumia , Trulicity , Victoza, Saxenda and Tanzeum)
Type
Regulatory
Agency
Qatar Ministry of Public Health
Issued on
1 Jan 2017 (corresponding to 3 Rabi Al Akhar 1438 H)
Jurisdiction
Qatar
Taxonomy
Pharmacy, Drugs & Medicinal Products
To All Pharmacies
Due to the increased irrational dispensing and use of the above mentioned group without prescription which could be associated with some complications and serious adverse drug reactions, such as:
Thyroid complications
Acute Pancreatitis
Gastrointestinal disorders.
This is to bring to your attention that dispensing of this group of medication must be (POM).