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Mixed Signals About The Safety Of Acne Medication Accutane (Isotretinoin) Continue To Emerge In Summer 2010
FDA Says Accutane Was Not Withdrawn Because Unsafe Drug, While Medical Journal Article Finds Link Between Isotretinoin Therapy And Ulcerative Colitis (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)When we last wrote about the acne medication Accutane…
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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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10,000 Avandia Lawsuits Settled For $460 Million While FDA Considers Possible Avandia Recall
During July 13-14, 2010 FDA Advisory Committee Meeting, Glaxo Settles Most Of The 13,000 Avandia Court Cases (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Bloomberg reporters Jef Feeley and Trista Kelley broke the news of…