Changeflow GovPing Healthcare & Life Sciences Ongoing Drug Safety Evaluations, Risk Information
Routine Notice Added Final

Ongoing Drug Safety Evaluations, Risk Information

Favicon for www.pmda.go.jp Japan PMDA Safety (EN)
Detected
Email

Summary

PMDA and MHLW publish ongoing drug safety evaluations for drugs marketed in Japan, including HPV vaccines (bivalent and quadrivalent) and Bevacizumab (genetical recombination). The page summarises two evaluation categories: risk information supported by accumulated ADR reports or EPPV data, and risk information flagged by foreign regulatory agencies or published studies where PMDA and MHLW have commenced review. Completed evaluations are moved to the Revisions of PRECAUTIONS webpage, and patients are advised not to discontinue treatment without consulting a physician.

Published by PMDA on pmda.go.jp . Detected, standardized, and enriched by GovPing. Review our methodology and editorial standards .

About this source

GovPing monitors Japan PMDA Safety (EN) for new healthcare & life sciences regulatory changes. Every update since tracking began is archived, classified, and available as free RSS or email alerts — 3 changes logged to date.

What changed

PMDA and MHLW publish a consolidated webpage listing drugs currently under safety evaluation, covering two categories: risk signals from accumulated adverse drug reaction reports or Early Post-marketing Phase Vigilance (EPPV) data, and risk information brought to attention by foreign regulatory agencies or scientific literature where evaluation has commenced.

Pharmaceutical companies marketing drugs in Japan should monitor this page for any products under review; safety measures including PRECAUTIONS revisions may follow. Healthcare providers should note the patient advisory that treatment should not be stopped without physician consultation. Completed evaluations are removed from this page and published separately in the Revisions of PRECAUTIONS section.

Archived snapshot

Apr 23, 2026

GovPing captured this document from the original source. If the source has since changed or been removed, this is the text as it existed at that time.

日本語ページはこちら This webpage provides drug risk information which has come under review by the PMDA and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW). Information provided here is as follows:

  1. Risk information suggested by a certain amount of accumulated information of adverse drug reactions (ADR) reports or Early Post-marketing Phase Vigilance (EPPV) Safety measures such as revision of PRECAUTIONS in the package insert of the product might be taken after the ongoing review. When evaluations are completed, the information in the table below will be deleted. You will find the results of evaluation on the “ Revisions of PRECAUTIONS ” webpage.
  2. Risk information which has attracted the attention of foreign regulatory agencies or academic societies based on studies published in scientific journals, etc., for which the PMDA and MHLW have started their evaluation since the risk information is related to drugs marketed in Japan Information provided here is still under review. If you are taking the following drugs, you should NOT stop taking them or reduce the dosage without consulting a physician. Consult your healthcare professionals if you have any questions or concerns about these drugs.
Date Nonproprietary Name Risk Information of Ongoing Evaluation Related Information Investigation Results
December 26,2013 Recombinant absorbed bivalent human papillomavirus-like particle vaccine

Recombinant adsorbed quadrivalent human papillomavirus virus-like particle vaccine | Symptoms related to pain | - | Summary of
the Report on the
Surveillance
Results of
HPV Vaccines [40.4 KB]
|

Posted Date Nonproprietary Name Risk Information of Ongoing Evaluation Related Information Investigation Results
November 30,2011 Bevacizumab
(genetical recombination) Japan's view on

Avastin
(bevacizumab) for
breast cancer
indication [54.3 KB] | Press
Announcement
from the FDA

Review report of
AVASTIN 100mg/4mL
Intravenous Infusion
and AVASTIN 400mg/
16mL Intravenous
Infusion on
July 14, 2011
(only in Japanese)
[1,708 KB]
| - |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

Recombinant adsorbed quadrivalent human papillomavirus virus-like particle vaccine | Symptoms related to pain | - | Summary of
the Report on the
Surveillance
Results of
HPV Vaccines[40.4 KB]
|

Get daily alerts for Japan PMDA Safety (EN)

Daily digest delivered to your inbox.

Free. Unsubscribe anytime.

About this page

What is GovPing?

Every important government, regulator, and court update from around the world. One place. Real-time. Free. Our mission

What's from the agency?

Source document text, dates, docket IDs, and authority are extracted directly from PMDA.

What's AI-generated?

The summary, classification, recommended actions, deadlines, and penalty information are AI-generated from the original text and may contain errors. Always verify against the source document.

Last updated

Classification

Agency
PMDA
Instrument
Notice
Branch
Executive
Joint with
MHLW
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor

Who this affects

Applies to
Pharmaceutical companies Healthcare providers
Industry sector
3254 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing 6211 Healthcare Providers
Activity scope
Drug safety evaluation Pharmacovigilance Risk communication
Geographic scope
Japan JP

Taxonomy

Primary area
Pharmaceuticals
Operational domain
Regulatory Affairs
Compliance frameworks
GxP
Topics
Public Health Healthcare

Get alerts for this source

We'll email you when Japan PMDA Safety (EN) publishes new changes.

Free. Unsubscribe anytime.

You're subscribed!