Tag: deaths
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Xarelto, Savaysa, Pradaxa, And Eliquis: Safety Secondary To Ease Of Use Is “A Major Wrong Turn” Says Drug Watchdog Group
This New Generation Of Oral Anticoagulants Has Bleeding-Related Adverse Reactions Including Gastrointestinal And Intracranial Bleeds (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The ISMP QuarterWatch published on September 23, 2015 includes an examination…
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Still No Approved Reversal Agents Or Antidotes For Eliquis, Savaysa, And Xarelto To Stop Acute Bleeding
None Available To Help Patients Who Undergo Emergency Surgery Or When There Is Life-Threatening Uncontrolled Bleeding (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) UPDATE: On October 16, 2015 the FDA granted accelerated approval…
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Invokana / Farxiga / Jardiance: New Medical Study Finds A History Of Diabetic Ketoacidosis Events Is Associated With Increased Risk of Death
This Ketoacidosis Side Effect For These New Diabetes Medicines Was The Subject Of A May 2015 FDA Drug Safety Warning Which Was, Perhaps, Not Strong Enough About Dangers (Posted by Tom Lamb at…
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Testosterone Injections Or Shots Such As Depo-Testosterone Might Have Higher Risks Of Heart Attacks, Strokes, And Deaths
New Medical Research Suggests The Safety Of A Testosterone Drug Might Depend On Its Form: Injections / Shots; Creams / Gels; Skin Patches (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On March 3,…
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Diabetes Drugs Kombiglyze And Onglyza: Heart Failure Side Effect Seems To Be Valid, And FDA Notes There Is A Possible Increased Risk Of All-Cause Mortality
As Analysis Did Not Reveal Causes Of The Increase In Death Incidents, FDA Asks Its Advisory Committee To Discuss This Safety Issue At April 2015 Meeting (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: "AstraZeneca, Takeda Diabetes Drugs…
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YAZ / Yasmin Litigation Update For March 2015: According To Bayer’s 2014 Annual Report, “Additional lawsuits are anticipated.”
Bayer Claims It Settled About 300 Of These Cases While Another 1300 Lawsuits Were Filed From Mid-October 2014 To The End Of January 2015 (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)For establishing a baseline as regards the current…
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Eliquis Antidote Will Come Too Late For People Who Suffered Serious Bleeding Events, Some Which Caused The Deaths Of Patients
Advertisements As Well As Prescribing Information / Drug Label Seem To Downplay The Fact That There Is No Reversal Agent For Eliquis, Yet (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In print advertisements for their relatively new blood thinner medicine…
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June 2014 Benicar FDA Drug Safety Communication: Did It Decrease Or Increase Public Concern About The Risk Of Cardiovascular Death
Benicar, Azor, Tribenzor, Benicar HCT, And Other Blood Pressure Medicines Containing Olmesartan: Cardiovascular Mortality In Not A Side Effect Risk, Or Is It (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: "FDA Once Again Reaches Conclusions At…
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Blood Thinner Pradaxa Linked To More Cases Of Serious Bleeding Events And New FDA Study Confirms Increased Risk Of GI Bleeds Compared To Warfarin
More Than 2000 Pradaxa Lawsuits Have Been Filed Against Boehringer, And A Company Official Has Admitted That More Than 1400 Patients Bled To Death (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: Boehringer Pays $650 Million…
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Like Depakote, Stavzor Can Cause Liver Failure, Usually During First 6 Months; Children Under Age 2 Are At A Higher Risk, As Are Patients with Mitochondrial Disease
Black-Box Warning Added To Stavzor Label Announced By FDA In March 2014, Almost Full Year After Similar Label Change For Depakote Hepatotoxicity (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)Stavzor, a lesser known valproic acid medication…