Category: Drug Safety Alerts
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Watson Pharmaceuticals Recalls One Lot Of Generic Propafenone Pills Due To Possible Manufacturing Problem
At Present, This March 2009 Recall Is Limited To Propafenone HCL 225 mg Tablets Shipped Between October 15, 2008 And November 26, 2008 (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) By means of a MedWatch…
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Reglan Will Add Black-Box Warning About Tardive Dyskinesia Side Effect From Chronic Use
Risk Is Greatest For Elderly, Especially Older Women, And Long-Term Users Of This Popular Gastrointestinal Medication (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On February 26, 2009 the FDA sent by email a MedWatch Alert,…
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Warnings About Byetta Associated With Risk Of Severe Pancreatitis And Renal Failure
March 2009 Drug Safety Update Newsletter (UK) Raises Emerging Safety Issue Of Kidney-Related Side Effects From Byetta Use (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _____________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: "Diabetes Drug Byetta Linked To Kidney Problems And Cases…
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Avandia And Actos Are In Same Class, But One Of These Diabetes Drugs Has More Safety Risks
New Study Shows Older Diabetics Were More Likely To Develop Heart Failure Or Die When Using Avandia As Opposed To Actos (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _____________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: Avandia Should Be Removed from…
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FDA Warns About Rare Brain Infection PML Linked To Psoriasis Drug Raptiva
European Union Regulators, On Same Day, Recommend That Raptiva Be Withdrawn Because Its Risks Outweigh The Benefits ******************** Update: April 2009: Raptiva Recall In U.S. On April 8, 2009 we learned that Raptiva has been recalled due…
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Some Drugs Can Cause Stevens-Johnson Syndrome And Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis In Children
Parents Need To Be Aware Of These Two Serious And Potentially Fatal Skin Reactions Which Are Associated With Certain Medications (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are two…
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February 2009: FDA Releases Its Quarterly List Of Drugs With Possible Safety Problems
FDA List Is Based On Reports Made To Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS) Between July And September 2008 (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On February 4, 2008 the FDA posted on its web…
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January 2009: ETHEX Corp. Issues Voluntary Recall Of All Pills Due To Suspected Manufacturing Problems
ETHEX Recall Goes To Retail Pharmacy Level For Hydromorphone HCl Tablets And Metoprolol Succinate ER Tablets, Only; All Other ETHEX Generics Recalled To Wholesale Level (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In late December…
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FDA Reports About Eli Lilly’s Drug Strattera Being Associated With Serious Liver Injury Cases
While Strattera Label Has Warning About Liver Injury, Does Current Version Serve To Protect The Millions Of Children Who Take This ADHD Drug? (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In the most recent FDA Drug Safety Newsletter (Volume…