New symbol for medicines in Spain
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Medicines with side-effects that may affect a patient's ability to drive are to carry warning symbol on their outer packaging, says the Spanish ministry of health.AEMPS (the Spanish medicines agency) is reviewing which medicines should carry the symbol, starting with analgesics, psychopharmaceuticals and antihistamines. Packaging will be emblazoned with the image of a car within a red triangle with the warning "Drivers: read patient information leaflet" written below. The initiative comes under a royal decree published last year which regulates the authorisation, registration and dispensing of medicines.