Category: Drug Safety Alerts
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Sanofi-Aventis “Dear Doctor” Letter Will Warn Heart Drug Multaq Associated With Liver Failure
Liver Toxicity And Cardiac Side Effects Cause Dr. Steven Nissen To Express "concerns about the safety, efficacy and tolerability of dronedarone" (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: Multaq "safety warning" issued by…
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Fertility Drugs Clomid And Serophene Have Long Been Associated With Birth Defects
Should These Drugs Have Stronger Warning About Increased Risk Of Fetal Abnormality After Clomiphene Use? (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)Clomiphene is a prescription drug used for more than thirty years, now, to induce ovulation (egg production)…
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Health Canada And FDA Issue Adverse Reaction Updates In Second Half Of 2010 Which Involve Popular Drug Zocor (Simvastatin)
Cases Of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) And Rhabdomyolysis / Myopathy Associated With Cholesterol Drugs Known As Statins, Including Zocor (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _________________________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: FDA Drug Safety Communication: New restrictions, contraindications,…
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Osteoporosis Medication Aclasta Associated With Renal Impairment And Kidney Failure
Novartis Sends "Dear Doctor" Letter To Canadian Physicians With Health Canada Endorsed Safety Information (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In 2007 Aclasta (zoledronic acid 5mg) was approved by the FDA under the brand name Aclasta®…
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Popular Seizure And Bipolar Disorder Medication Lamictal Associated With Aseptic Meningitis In August 2010
FDA Working With GlaxoSmithKline To Update Label, Or Package Insert, And Patient Medication Guide To Warn About This Side Effect (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)On August 12, 2010 the FDA announced that Lamictal…
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More Evidence That The Stop-Smoking Drug Chantix Is Linked To Agitation, Aggression, And Violence
New Medical Journal Article Looks At 78 Adverse Event Reports Made To FDA Involving Chantix / Champix (Varenicline) (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) We last wrote about the relatively popular smoking cessation drug varenicline —…
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Current Use Of Some Popular SSRI Antidepressants May Increase The Risk Of Developing Cataracts
Luvox, Effexor, And Paxil Seem To Have Highest Increased Cataract Risks, But Study Does Not Prove That Any Of These Drugs Cause Cataracts (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) An article which appeared in the…
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Arava Gets Increased Warning For Liver Injury In July 2010
The Bolded Warning About Severe Liver Problems Which Was Added In 2003 Is Replaced By "Black-Box" Warning (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On July 13, 2010 the FDA issued a MedWatch Alert about a new increased…
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Blood Pressure Medication Benicar (Olmesartan) Might Be Unsafe For Some Patients
Two Clinical Studies Find Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Taking Benicar Had Higher Rate Of Death From A Cardiovascular Cause (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On June 11, 2010 the FDA announced that…