Tag: drug injury
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Pancreatic Cancer Associated With Use Of Diabetes Medicines In DPP-4 Inhibitor Drug Class
Increased Risk For Patients With Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes According To Recent Medical Research Study (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Use of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4i) diabetes medicines is associated…
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Xeljanz Warning For Increased Risk Of Blood Clots And Death With Higher Dose Used For Ulcerative Colitis
"Black Box Warning" For Xeljanz 10 mg Twice Daily Dose Required By FDA In July 2019 Follows Regulatory Action In Europe (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A Xeljanz FDA Drug Safety…
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Uloric Use By Patients With Major Cardiovascular Disease Associated With Higher Risk Of Deaths
New Drug Safety Warning: Uloric Should Be Avoided When There Is Prior Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Or Unstable Angina (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) From this Drug Safety Update issued July 17,…
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Lemtrada: Reports Of Serious Cardiovascular Events And Immune-Mediated Reactions Under Investigation
UK Drug Safety Regulator MHRA Imposes Lemtrada Use Restrictions And Mandates Patient Monitoring For Side Effects (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In May 2019 the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory…
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June 2019 Actemra Label Change Adds Warnings About Increased Risks Of Liver Injury After Months Or Years Of Use
Serious Cases Of Hepatic Injury Some Of Which Have Resulted In Liver Transplant Or Death Reported As Side Effects (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On May 21, 2019 we posted this…
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Xeljanz Related Blood Clots Can Cause Pulmonary Embolism (PE) Or Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) With Patient Deaths Possible
Serious Side Effects For Xeljanz 10 mg Dose Found In Pfizer Post-Marketing Study Leads To New European Drug Safety Regulatory Action (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The serious side effects associated…
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Risk Of Actemra Associated Liver Injury Being Assessed By Health Canada, With Drug Label Change Likely To Follow
Drug-Induced Liver Injuries Reported In Patients Using Actemra, Including Cases Of Acute Liver Failure Requiring A Transplant (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In May 2019 we learned that Actemra has been…
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FDA: More Reports Of Diabetes Drugs Invokana, Jardiance, And Farxiga Being Associated With Fournier’s Gangrene
Serious Infection In The Genital Area Seems to Be A Drug Class Side Effect Of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A new FDA analysis article published in…
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Lemtrada Review By European Drug Regulatory Agency Covers Various Serious Side Effects In MS Patients
EMA Will Investigate Reports Of Associated Conditions Beyond Those That Were In November 2018 FDA Drug Safety Communication (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) We recently learned by means of this April…
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Zelnorm Approved By FDA (Again) In 2019 – Despite Zelnorm Being Removed From Market In 2007 For Safety Concerns
Concerns About Potential Cardiovascular Safety Signal As Well As Suicidal Ideation And Behavior Were Involved With Zelnorm Recall (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In October 2018 we wrote this article, “Waiting…