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New Birth Control Patch Warnings In Canada About Being Overweight, Sauna Or Whirlpool Heat
No Similar Changes To Ortho Evra Label In U.S. As Of Early December 2006 On November 23, 2006 Health Canada released a drug safety alert — which consisted of a so-called "Dear Doctor" letter…
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David Graham’s NEJM Letter Concerning Sanofi-Aventis Antibiotic Ketek
Suggests That Reports Of Acute Liver Failure Support A Ketek Recall A November 22, 2006 Reuters article by Susan Heavey reports on the latest development as regards the continuing controversy surrounding Ketek (telithromycin), an…
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Amount Of Epogen And Procrit Given To Patient Tripled Since Early ’90s
Higher Levels Of Popular Anemia Drugs May Increase Risk Of Heart Problems And Death The most recent discussion about safety issues surrounding the anemia drug epoetin — sold by Amgen as Epogen, sold by…
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Is The End Near For Sanofi-Aventis Antibiotic Ketek?
December 2006 FDA Meeting Will Focus On Side Effect Risks, While Fraud Investigation Continues A November 14, 2006 Associated Press (AP) article was the first to report that in December 2006 the FDA will…
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Merck Settlement For Vioxx Cases Said To Be Several Years Away
UPDATE: Global Settlement Offer Made By Merck To End Vioxx Litigation According To November 9, 2007 News Reports Merck Agrees to Settle Vioxx Suits for $4.85 Billion (NY Times) Merck Is Expected to Announce…
