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Debate Over Whether Zetia And Vytorin Are, In Fact, Effective Overshadows The Side Effects Of These Drugs
Ezetimibe Component Of These Drugs Is Associated With Liver Failure, Acute Pancreatitis, Rhabdomyolysis, and Thrombocytopenia (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Ezetimibe is used alone (i.e., Zetia) or in combination with other antilipemic agents…
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Medications Used For Epilepsy And Bipolar Disease Can Increase Risk Of Suicide And Suicidal Ideation
FDA Will Convene Advisory Committee Meeting To Consider Whether Anti-Epileptic Drugs, Or Perhaps Epilepsy Itself, Associated With Increase In Suicidal Behaviors (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On January 31, 2008 the FDA issued…
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Subpoenas Issued For Witnesses To Appear At February 2008 U.S. House Committee Hearing On Ketek
Congress Wants To Know When Sanofi-Aventis And The FDA Learned About Fraud Involved With Ketek Study 3014 (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Soon after noon on January 29, 2008 Ed Silverman posted on…
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Avandia Label Is Getting Some Additional Contraindications And A New Warning In Europe
January 2008 Revisions Follow An Avandia Safety Review That Was Completed By EMEA In October 2007 (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On January 24, 2008 GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced that the European label for…
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Reports Of Anti-Smoking Pill Chantix Causing Depression And Suicidal Ideation Made To FDA
Pfizer Increases Warning About Abnormal Behavior Of Patients Using Its Smoking Cessation Medication In January 2008 (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On November 20, 2007 the FDA issued an "Early Communication About an…