Category: Drug Safety Alerts
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The Growing Use Of Testosterone Creams, Gels, Injections, And Patches Raises Increased Concerns About Risks Of Cardiac Side Effects
Critics Of "Low-T" Drugs Like Axiron, AndroGel, And Testim Blame Medically Unnecessary Use Of Androgen Therapy On Drug Company Advertising (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: "FDA evaluating risk of stroke, heart attack and…
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Increasingly Popular Testosterone Replacement Therapy Drugs Are Linked To Myocardial Infarctions Or Heart Attacks, Strokes, And Deaths
Medical Studies Show An Increased Risk Of Cardiovascular Events In Older Men Prescribed Testosterone Medications Such As Axiron, AndroGel, And Testim (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: "FDA evaluating risk of stroke, heart…
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Flomax Can Cause Severe Hypotension According To A New Medical Study Article Published In November 2013 BMJ Journal
Low Blood Pressure Can Lead To Loss Of Consciousness / Fainting With A Fall Down Resulting In Injury And Hospital Admission (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Flomax® (tamsulosin) received its initial FDA approval…
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October 2013 NuvaRing Label Change: Warnings And Precautions Section Sets Forth Two Competing Medical Studies About Side Effects
In Addition, The New Package Insert No Longer States It Is Unknown If NuvaRing Has A Different Blood Clot (VTE) Risk Than Some Birth Control Pills (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On October…
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Is Plavix-Related Hemophilia Side Effect Significant Enough For Label Change In Europe But Not In U.S.
Sanofi Has Sent Out "Dear Doctor" Letters About The Association Of Plavix (Clopidogrel) Acquired Hemophilia There — Why Not Here, Too (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: This label revision regarding hemophilia…
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Drug Safety Significance Of Adverse Reactions Reports For Xarelto Blood Thinner Pill Is Uncertain, At Best
Does The Apparently High Number Of Side Effects Cases From Germany Thus Far In 2013 Mean There Is Safety Signal, Or Is This All About Nothing (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)On September 8,…
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Blood Pressure Drug Benicar Causes Serious Intestinal Side Effects Such As Chronic And Severe Diarrhea Months Or Years After Starting Drug
Olmesartan-associated Sprue-like Enteropathy FDA Warning Also Applies To Benicar HCT, Azor, And Tribenzor From Drug Company Daiichi Sankyo (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The FDA has found clear evidence of an association between…
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Levaquin / Cipro / Avelox: Retinal Detachments Are Visual Side Effects Of Oral Fluoroquinolones Antibiotics
Health Canada Suggests That Low Level Or Under-Reporting For These Adverse Reactions Involving Eyesight Is Due To The Limited Information Available (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Back in April 2012 we posted this…
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Depacon / Depakene / Depakote: 400% Increased Risk Of Birth Defects Compared To Other Anti-Seizure Medications Used By Mothers With Epilepsy
May 2013 Revised Depakote Drug Label Includes "Black-Box" And Warnings About These Congenital Malformations As Well As Decreased IQ Scores In Children (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) As indicated below, in May 2013…
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Cancer of The Pancreas: Possible Side Effect For Diabetics Who Use Byetta, Januvia, Or Victoza?
Diabetes Doctors And Drug Safety Watchdog Group Express More Concern Than Ever Following June 2013 BMJ Medical Journal Article (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In mid-March 2013 we wrote this article, “Emerging Drug…