Tag: adverse reactions
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Apellis Updates Number of Syfovre Retinal Vasculitis Cases But Provides No Further “Explanation”
On That Aspect, in August 2023 Apellis Asked Doctors to Stop Using Syfovre Injection Kits With a 19-gauge Filter Needle (Posted by Tom Lamb at Drug Injury Watch) UPDATE: From this February 28, 2024, Fierce Pharma…
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Despite The High Number Of Actemra – Pancreatitis Cases Reported To FDA, No Warning Added To Drug Label
June 2017 Investigative Article Published By STAT Calls Into Question FDA Oversight After Drugs Are Approved By Agency (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Actemra (tocilizumab) is approved by the FDA for…
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Eliquis May Appear To Be Safer Than Xarelto, But There Is No Randomized Head-To-Head Clinical Trials Comparing The Two, Yet
One Unfortunate Fact These Two New Blood-Thinners Have In Common Is That Neither Has An FDA-Approved Antidote At Present Time (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Earlier this month the medical journal…
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Tekturna Should Not Be Used In Combination With Certain Other Blood Pressure Drugs Due To Side Effects Hyperkalemia And Kidney Problems, Says Health Canada
In Addition, Such Combined Use In Patients With Kidney Disease Or Diabetes Increases Risks Of Having A Stroke As Well As Fainting And Falling (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In February 2014 Health…
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FDA Drug Safety Concerns About Pradaxa And Serious Bleeding Side Effects Will Get Another Look By Means Of New 2014 Study
A Primary Focus Is Gastrointestinal And Intracranial Hemorrhages In Patients Using Pradaxa For Atrial Fibrillation (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)Pradaxa, an anticoagulant drug from Boehringer Ingelheim, was approved by drug regulators in Europe…
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Levaquin / Cipro / Avelox: Retinal Detachments Are Visual Side Effects Of Oral Fluoroquinolones Antibiotics
Health Canada Suggests That Low Level Or Under-Reporting For These Adverse Reactions Involving Eyesight Is Due To The Limited Information Available (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Back in April 2012 we posted this…
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Despite FDA Regulations, Generic Drug Labels Often Failed To Match Brand Name Drug Safety Warnings
Two-Thirds Of The Generics Did Not Have Identical Labeling, And Up To 9% Showed Differences Of More Than 10 Side Effects (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A disturbing new study about drug labeling for generic medications…
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The Drug-Induced Pancreatitis Safety Problem That Hangs Around Victoza Gets Another Look
The Relatively New Diabetes Medication Victoza From Novo Nordisk Was Only Approved By FDA In 2010 (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In November 2012 The Annals of Pharmacotherapy published online before print this new…
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Zithromax Label Adds Warning About Drug-Induced Liver Injury In February 2011
Adverse Reactions And Warnings Sections Now Include Hepatotoxicity, From Hepatic Dysfunction To Liver Failure (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The association between the antibiotic Zithromax (azithromycin) and drug-induced liver failure first received some real…
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Stevens-Johnson Syndrome And Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Are Serious Drug-Induced Skin Reactions
SJS And TEN Differ In The Extent Of Skin Detachment, But Both Are Severe And Life-Threatening Drug Side Effects (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) was first described in 1922, and toxic…