Edition Covers Paxil, Strattera, Menactra Meningococcal Vaccine, and More

The FDA’s Patient Safety News (PSN) is a series of monthly video news shows intended primarily for doctors and other health care professionals.  Generally, this series covers significant approvals, recalls, and safety alerts for prescription drugs and medical devices.  Some of the FDA PSN videos contain footage and demonstrations relevant to protecting patients from serious side effects and other unwanted consequences.

Subjects covered in the December 2005 edition of the FDA Patient Safety News include the following:

Risk of Suicidality in Children Treated with Strattera

Recall of Enteryx Injections for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Possible Connection between Menactra Meningococcal Vaccine and Guillain-Barre Syndrome

New Caution on Using Paxil During Pregnancy

Preventing Errors with Neuromuscular Blocking Agents

Luer Lock Misconnections can be Deadly

Drug Name Confusion: Toprol – XL, Topamax, Tegretol and Tegretol – XR

One can find more information about this December 2005 PSN edition and the series in general on the PSN section of the FDA’s web site.   

(Posted by: Tom Lamb)