Tag: drug injury
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Tepezza Hearing Loss: Cases of This Drug Side Effect Reviewed in Various Medical Journal Articles
This Treatment for Thyroid Eye Disease Was Approved by FDA in 2020, With Hearing Problems Reported Soon Thereafter (Posted by Tom Lamb at Drug Injury Watch) We recently wrote about Tepezza hearing loss cases in…
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Copiktra Risk-Benefit Profile Update Following the Recent September 2022 FDA Advisory Committee Meeting
Issue: Whether Copiktra Risk-Benefit Profile is Still Favorable as a Third-Line CLL/SLL Cancer Treatment; Final Vote: "No" (Posted by Tom Lamb at Drug Injury Watch) We concluded our July 5, 2022 article, "Using Copiktra for…
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Byetta, Trulicity, Ozempic, and Adlyxin Linked to Gallbladder Disease Side Effects, Including Deaths
36 Cases of Acute Cholecystitis in Patients Taking Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Receptor Agonists in FDA FAERS (Posted by Tom Lamb at Drug Injury Watch) A recent Research Letter written by three FDA employees with the…
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Using Copiktra for Leukemia or Lymphoma May Increase Risks of Serious Side Effects and Death
Future FDA Advisory Committee Meeting Will Discuss Whether Copiktra Should be Used as CLL or SLL Treatment (Posted by Tom Lamb at Drug Injury Watch) As background, Copiktra (duvelisib) was approved by the FDA in…
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Xalkori Vision Side Effects for Pediatric Patients in Clinical Trials Were Seen at an Alarming Rate, Says EMA
Drug Safety Warning: Xalkori-Related Ocular Toxicity and Severe Visual Loss are Difficult to Detect in Children (Posted by Tom Lamb at Drug Injury Watch) Xalkori (crizotinib) is approved by the FDA for the treatment of:…
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Drugs Gilenya and Ocrevus Associated With a Higher Likelihood of Melanoma Skin Cancer
Other MS Treatments Such as Lemtrada and Mayzent May Have an Increased Risk of Basal Cell Carcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma (Posted by Tom Lamb at Drug Injury Watch) An analysis of skin cancers reported…
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Ukoniq FDA Advisory Committee Meeting in April 2022 Will Evaluate Ukoniq Drug Safety Findings
FDA Has Been Investigating Ukoniq for an Increased Risk of Death in Lymphoma Cancer Patients Treated With Ukoniq (Posted by Tom Lamb at Drug Injury Watch) UPDATE: Ukoniq Drug Recall in April 2022 Comes Soon After…
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How People Can Report Adverse Drug Reactions to the FDA, and What Happens to This Information Thereafter
From time to time we hear from people who want to know: (1) How they can report a serious prescription drug side effect, or adverse drug reaction, to the FDA; and, (2) What happens…