Tag: drug injury
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March 2010: Bayer Says It Will Update Yasmin Label In Europe To Add Results From Four Medical Studies
Two Newer Studies Found An Increased Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Risk in Yasmin Users Compared To Levonorgestrel-Containing Birth Control Pills (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ________________________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: New research suggests that women who use oral…
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New Extensively Documented Case Report About Patient With Probable Byetta-Induced Pancreatitis
Numerous Factors, Including Temporal Relation Of Symptoms To Drug Use Dates And A Naranjo Scale Score Of 7/9, Strongly Suggest Byetta Caused This Case Of Acute Pancreatitis (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On March 25,…
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Antibiotic Avelox Linked To Severe Liver Injury Side Effects, Again
Will The FDA Be The Last To Insist On Increased Warning; In Fall 2007 Bayer Updated Its Avalox Label In Europe (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On March 22, 2010 Health Canada issued a press…
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March 2010: FDA Warns About Highest Dose Of Zocor Causing Myopathy And Rhabdomyolysis
Active Ingredient Simvastatin Is Found In Vytorin, With Zetia, And Simcor, With Niacin, Also (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _________________________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: FDA Drug Safety Communication: New restrictions, contraindications, and dose limitations for Zocor…
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FDA And Novartis Announce A Label Change For Iron Chelating Drug Exjade In Mid-February 2010
Includes A New "Black Box" Warning About Renal Impairment, Liver Failure, And Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In mid-February 2010 the FDA and Novartis announced a change to the Prescribing Information…
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Focus On Fosamax
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Some Seroquel Documents From AstraZeneca Now Available At The Drug Industry Document Archive
These 241 "New" Documents Show How Drug Company Obscured Potential For Patient Weight Gain And Diabetes (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In mid-February 2010 Kim Klausner, the Industry Documents Digital Libraries Manager for…
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YAZ, Yasmin, Ocella: 1,100 Lawsuits Filed As Of Mid-February 2010, According To Bayer
Company Annual Report 2009: "Bayer believes that it has meritorious defenses and intends to defend itself vigorously." (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The Bayer Annual Report for 2009, at page 243, provides some updated…
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When Considering A Possible Avandia Recall, Liver Injury Side Effects Should Be A Factor
Heart Risk Is Current Focus Due To GlaxoSmithKline Past Conduct; But Public Citizen Has Pointed The Liver Failure Case Reports Linked To Avandia, Also(Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) As some of you may recall, in October…
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Some Fosamax Users Have Had Their Femur Fracture Without Any Fall Or Other Trauma
Reports About Sudden Breaking Of Thigh Bone In Patients Using Fosamax For Five Years Or More (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: Fosamax Femur Fracture Warning Label Change By Merck Seems Likely…