DHPC
Direct Healthcare Professional Communication
A safety letter sent by a medicine's manufacturer to doctors, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals when an important new safety issue is identified.
❓ Frequently asked questions
▸ What does DHPC mean?
Direct Healthcare Professional Communication — a formal safety letter from a medicine's manufacturer to clinicians, typically about a new contraindication, dosing change, or serious adverse event.
▸ Should consumers read DHPCs?
DHPCs are written for healthcare professionals, but they're public. If you take the medicine concerned, ask your doctor or pharmacist whether the letter affects your treatment.
▸ Who approves a DHPC?
For EU-centralised medicines: EMA. For nationally-authorised medicines: the relevant national agency. The manufacturer drafts; the regulator approves.