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New “Silent” Side Effect of Prilosec And Nexium: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), Without Any Prior Acute Kidney Injury

February 23, 2017

Most Of These Patients Did Not Experience Any Kidney Or Renal Problems Before Developing CKD Linked To PPI Heartburn Drugs Or Reflux Medicines (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A recent medical study…
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February 2017 Label Changes For Sovaldi, Harvoni, And Other DAA Hepatitis C Drugs Are Made So As To Add A “Black-Box” Warning

February 16, 2017

Drug Safety Regulators Flag An Increased Risk Of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation Which Can Result In Cases Of Fulminant Hepatitis, Liver Failure, And Death (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In February…
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February 2017: Eliquis MDL Established For Federal Court Lawsuits; Placed In Southern District Of New York, With Judge Cote Presiding

February 10, 2017

For Eliquis Cases Filed In California State Court, JCCP Case Coordination Petition Is Still Pending, With Determination Expected In Next Couple Of Months (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The Eliquis drug injury…
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Multiple Sclerosis Drug Tecfidera: FDA Mandates January 2017 Label Change Which Adds Warnings About Liver Injury Cases

February 7, 2017

Besides Hepatotoxicity, Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy, Renal Toxicity, And Other Safety Issues Have Surfaced Since Clinical Trials (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate) was approved by the FDA in 2013…
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New Safety Issue: Direct-Acting Antivirals Drugs For Hepatitis C Such As Harvoni And Sovaldi Could Cause Liver Failure

January 27, 2017

January 2017 ISMP Report: FDA Database Has 524 Cases Of Liver Failure, Including 165 Deaths, And 1,058 Reports Of Severe Liver Injury (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A January 24, 2017…
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Iclusig: Leukemia Drug With Many Different Serious Side Effects Had More Warnings Added In November 2016

January 19, 2017

Black-Box Warning Now Includes Venous Thromboembolism As Well As Various Types Of Arterial Occlusions, And There Are More New Safety Issues (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Iclusig (ponatinib) is a kinase…
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Is Liver Cancer Associated With Harvoni, Sovaldi, And Other Direct-Acting Antiviral Medications For Hepatitis C?

January 11, 2017

Conflicting Findings From Different Medical Studies Leave The Extent Of This Drug Safety Issue Uncertain At Present Time (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) UPDATE: “New Safety Issue: Direct-Acting Antivirals Drugs…
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Jardiance Might Become The Next Blockbuster Diabetes Drug Despite Ketoacidosis And Acute Kidney Injury Side Effects

December 15, 2016

December 2016 FDA Determination About Cardiovascular Benefits Also Includes Increased Drug Safety Warnings Label Change For Jardiance (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) After the December 2, 2016 decision by the FDA…
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Drug Companies Bristol-Myers Squibb And Pfizer Ask For Consolidation Of Eliquis Lawsuits In Federal Court Multidistrict Litigation Case

November 9, 2016

Filed In October 2016, Defendants' MDL Motion Requests 34 Eliquis Cases Be Transferred To U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan In Southern District Of New York (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) …
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Is Eliquis Really A Safe Alternative To Warfarin For A Patient On Hemodialysis, One Pharmacist Wonders

November 1, 2016

The Prescribing Information For Eliquis Suggests Such Use Is Safe, But There Is Limited Clinical Study Data In Support (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _________________________________________ UPDATE: Here are two new…
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