Tag: Health Canada
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Farxiga / Jardiance / Invokana Safety As Regards Diabetic Ketoacidosis Now Being Studied By Health Canada In Addition To Current FDA Investigation
Institute For Safe Medication Practices Signal For Invokana Kidney Failure Risks Seems To Apply To Farxiga, Jardiance, And Other SGLT2 Diabetes Drugs Also (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ________________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: “Health Canada…
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Drugs Concerta And Ritalin Get New Warnings For Rhabdomyolysis In US And Priapism In Canada
Muscle-Wasting Side Effect "Rhabdo" Seems To Apply To Entire ADHD Class Of Drugs Given That April 2015 FDA Letter Was Sent To All Manufacturers (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)We start in the US where an April…
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A New Case Of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) In A Patient Using Gilenya Is Reported By Novartis In Canada
Company Is Investigating This Gilenya – PML Case To See Whether Brain Disease Might Be A Side Effect Of Its MS Drug (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Gilenya (fingolimod) capsules were approved by the FDA in…
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Various Drug Safety Issues Continue To Be Associated With Novartis Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Medication Gilenya
ISMP QuarterWatch Report From 2014 States Adverse Events Reports Show That Gilenya Cardiac Risks "were neither rare nor hypothetical" (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)The safety profile for the Novartis drug Gilenya (fingolimod) has been controversial for…
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AndroGel / Axiron / Testim: Heart Attacks, Strokes, And Other Cardiovascular Problems Will Be Subject Of FDA Advisory Panel Meeting In September 2014
Health Canada Orders Label Change For Testosterone Drugs In July 2014: Must Warn About Increased Risks Of Side Effects Including Blood Clots, DVTs, PEs (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)The safety issues concerning the popular…
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Levaquin / Cipro / Avelox: Retinal Detachments Are Visual Side Effects Of Oral Fluoroquinolones Antibiotics
Health Canada Suggests That Low Level Or Under-Reporting For These Adverse Reactions Involving Eyesight Is Due To The Limited Information Available (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Back in April 2012 we posted this…
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December 2012 Pradaxa Label Change: Contraindication: Use By Mechanical Heart Valves Patients
A Look At The Events And The Evidence Leading Up To This Latest FDA Action Concerning The Safety Of Pradaxa (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) We set the stage with this December 19,…
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Medication Gilenya: Timeline Of Actions Taken In US, Canada, And Europe
Increasing Safety Concerns About Novartis Drug Gilenya Are Primarily Cardiovascular Side Effects And Unexplained Death (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In August 2012 Health Canada issued the latest drug safety alert concerning Gilenya…
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Pradaxa: 2012 Label Revisions In The U.S. And Canada, Where A “Dear Doctor” Letter Was Sent Out
New Case Report About Routine Fall Involving An Elderly Patient That Results In Fatal Irreversible Brain Hemorrhage (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Pradaxa® is the name under which Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. markets a prescription…