The Icelandic Medicines Agency has decided to recall the exempted drug Theralene. The recall applies to pharmaceutical distributors, pharmacies and patients. It is an oral drops solution and contains 40 mg/ml of almemazine in a 30 ml bottle.

Confirmed cases of Influenza were fewer in week 12 compared to week 11, whereas the number of clinical diagnoses of Influenza-like illness were similar between weeks.

Highest bed utilization ever seen.

The number of diagnoses of confirmed influenza was similar to the previous week. Over half of the influenza diagnoses at week 4 were of type B, a change from recent weeks.

A recent review of the frequency of respiratory infections and hospitalizations this winter compares Iceland to the situation in Europe.

The latest issue of the journal contains an article that the team at SAk worked on. The article highlights the trends in overweight and obesity among pregnant women in North Iceland over the past 19 years.

Applications are now open for Pink salmon fishing permits using seine net.

The Directorate of Fisheries has opened applications for 4,000 ton mackerel quota.

On Thursday 16 March 2023, a new log-on to the Health Insurance web portals will be published to support log-on via an app from Auðkenni.

The Directorate of Fisheries informs about changes to rules relating to regional quota in Skagafjörður, namely Sauðárkrókur and Hofsós.