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Cholesterol Drug Zetia May Cause Serious Liver Injury Including Hepatitis And Liver Failure
Health Canada First Raised This Zetia Safety Issue In February 2005; News Reporter Discovers In December 2007 That Information Known By Merck and Schering-Plough About These Zetia Side Effects May Have Been Withheld (Posted…
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Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Lead Defect Can Be More Of A Problem For Certain Patients
People With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy And Those With Defibrillator-Pacemaker Dual Unit Implants May Be More In Need Of Lead Wire Replacement After Medtronic Recall (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) As presented in a December…
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More Reports of Women Who Have Had Serious Blood Clot Problems When Using NuvaRing
Serious Adverse Reactions With This Vaginal Ring Birth Control Device Include Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) And Pulmonary Emboli (PE) (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) An abstract from the annual meeting of the American…
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Federal Court Filing Asserts That Johnson & Johnson Altered And Withheld Data About Health Risks Of Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch
As Of November 2007 J&J Faces 2400 Lawsuits Involving Strokes, Heart Attacks, And Blood Clots Allegedly Caused By Ortho Evra, With Most Cases Pending Before MDL Judge Katz (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)…
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December 2007 FDA “Patient Safety News” Videos For Doctors Online
Covers Sprint Fidelis Cardiac Leads, Byetta, And Bisphosphonates Such As Fosamax (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The FDA’s Patient Safety News (PSN) is a series of monthly video news shows intended primarily for…
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FDA Expected To Comment On Its Safety Evaluation Of Nexium And Prilosec In December 2007
Agency’s Follow-Up On Its August 2007 "Early Communication" About These Heartburn Drugs Is Late, But Just In Time For Christmas Dinner (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) As reported previously, in early August 2007…
