A hospital pharmacist submitted a Yellow Card report after seeing a woman in her seventies who was taking several medications including: 

For a chest infection

• amoxicillin
• clarithromycin

Commonly used to treat heart failure

• candesartan
• bisoprolol
• furosemide 

A hospital pharmacist submitted a Yellow Card report raising his concerns over the interaction between ritonavir and topical corticosteroids.  The report was related to a young male who was on long-term antiretroviral therapy (ART). 

A hospital doctor completed a Yellow Card report about a baby girl suffering from recurring bleeding from both nipples, for one day every few months. As well as this, the baby was taking ranitidine.

A hospital pharmacist reported that a female patient had been taking 15mg of rivaroxaban treatment, twice daily for a diagnosed deep vein thrombosis (DVT, a blood clot in a deep vein).

A neonatal ward made a report regarding a number of false results obtained from a blood gas analyser. The cases involved blood samples taken from babies during delivery. Concerns were raised because important treatment decisions could have been made based on these false test results.

We received some Yellow Card reports from patients having adverse reactions after touching equipment or surfaces that had been cleaned with Clinel wipes. These reactions varied from skin reactions such as a rash, to anaphylaxis. 

A woman in her sixties was taking Braltus COPD. Braltus is prescribed in the form of a powder within a hard pill capsule and is taken using a Zonda inhaler. 

An elderly woman was using Bonjela for tongue pain. After using Bonjela, the woman suffered from a swollen tongue which was so severe that it was considered to be a possible choking hazard.

A podiatric physician (foot doctor) contacted the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) regarding concerns over medicated corn removal plasters (a medical device) that contained salicylic acid.

A three-month-old baby boy was prescribed Gaviscon Infant (containing sodium alginate and magnesium alginate) to manage reflux, a condition in which the contents of the stomach come back up into the food pipe.

After three months of being prescribed contraception Yasmin, a female in her twenties suffered a large amount of hair loss (alopecia). She suspected this might be due to the medicine she was taking, so she checked the patient information leaflet (PIL) found inside the packaging.

A pregnant woman sent a Yellow Card report about crippling nipple pain that she was experiencing. The pain lasted for about 20 minutes each time.  It happened while she was taking labetalol.

A Yellow Card report was sent in by a man in his sixties who was taking perindopril for high blood pressure. His doctor changed his medicine to another called ramipril but he didn't remember exactly when. Later, he started having a problem where his fingers would become white, get really cold and feel numb during cold weather. 

A woman in her thirties received her Sayana injection and then developed a deep hole in her leg in the area where received her injection.

Nexplanon is a long-acting contraceptive that is inserted under the skin of a woman’s upper arm. To be effective, nexplanon needs to be correctly implanted by someone who is trained. 

A number of Yellow Card reports have been received about particles found in the eye either during, or after cataract surgery. Investigation into these particles have found that they were from several sources, including:  

• Medical instruments
• Packaging
• Debris from previous surgery
• crystallised fluids used during surgery 

A patient in hospital was prescribed the liquid version of posaconazole but was instead given tablets. The liquid and tablet are in different forms and contain a different amount of medicine; they are therefore not to be swapped with each other. 

A man in his thirties was taking a combination treatment containing cobicistat (Stribild▼) for HIV therapy, prescribed by a genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinic. He also started taking a fluticasone inhaler, which was prescribed and dispensed at his GP surgery. Following this, the patient developed serious side effects.

A female patient in her sixties contacted a pharmacist about redness and swelling in her right arm. She was taking phenytoin injections for treatment of a serious epileptic condition. This was later diagnosed as purple glove syndrome.

A report was sent to the Yellow Card scheme about ‘red skin syndrome’.  To reduce the risk of these side effects, we reviewed all the evidence available, including Yellow Card reports and information published by researchers and other medicines regulators.