Category: Side Effect: Rhabdomyolysis (severe muscle breakdown / toxicity)
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Valtrex Associated With Serious Skin Reaction DRESS Side Effect That Can Be Fatal, Says Health Canada
Canadian Product Monograph for Valtrex Now Warns About Risk of Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) (Posted by Tom Lamb at Drug Injury Watch) Valtrex (valacyclovir) is a long-established treatment for cold sores,…
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Alzheimer’s Drug Aricept Linked To Rhabdomyolysis, A Potentially Serious Muscle Condition
Is Rhabdomyolysis A Side Effect For Aricept, Only, Or For Other Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Also? (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Back in January 2015 Health Canada issued a postmarket surveillance warning about…
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Potential Safety Signal: Rhabdomyolysis May Be Linked To Onglyza, Nesina, Januvia, And Other Diabetes Drugs
FDA Was Already Investigating The Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV (DPP-IV) Inhibitor Class Of Diabetes Drugs For Kidney Or Renal Failure (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) According to a new FDA quarterly report,…
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Drugs Concerta And Ritalin Get New Warnings For Rhabdomyolysis In US And Priapism In Canada
Muscle-Wasting Side Effect "Rhabdo" Seems To Apply To Entire ADHD Class Of Drugs Given That April 2015 FDA Letter Was Sent To All Manufacturers (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)We start in the US where an April…
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June 2011 FDA Warning About 80 mg Dose Of Zocor, Simvastatin, And Vytorin Cholesterol Medications
Highest Simvastatin Dosage Linked To Potentially Fatal Rhabdomyolysis Muscle Injury And Kidney Failure (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On June 8, 2011 the FDA announced new dosing restrictions for Zocor and other prescription drug…
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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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March 2010: FDA Warns About Highest Dose Of Zocor Causing Myopathy And Rhabdomyolysis
Active Ingredient Simvastatin Is Found In Vytorin, With Zetia, And Simcor, With Niacin, Also (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _________________________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: FDA Drug Safety Communication: New restrictions, contraindications, and dose limitations for Zocor…
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Hydroxycut Weight-Loss Products Are Recalled Due To Cases Of Serious Liver Injury
Reports Made To The FDA Have Involved Hepatitis, Liver Failure, Liver Transplant, And Death (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On May 1, 2009 the FDA warned people to stop using Hydroxycut products – made…
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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…