Tag: safety alert
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Artificial Tears Eye Drops Recall Involving EzriCare and Delsam Pharma’s Products in February 2023
Serious Infections Causing Vision Loss Have Been Linked to the Use of EzriCare Artificial Tears Lubricant Eye Drops (Posted by Tom Lamb at Drug Injury Watch) Today we pick up where our article from last…
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Gilenya Safety Alert November 2020: Cases of Acute Liver Failure Requiring Liver Transplant
European Medicines Agency (EMA) and Novartis Issue Dear Doctor Letter About Gilenya Label Change (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A recent periodic review of Gilenya safety data by the European Medicines…
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Ocaliva Black-Box Warning About Liver Failure Due To Incorrect Doses Added In Early 2018
This Ocaliva Label Change Follows September 2017 Dear Doctor Letter Sent By Intercept Pharmaceuticals (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) An earlier blog post, "Will Ocaliva Get Black-Box Warning For Liver Injury…
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Atypical Cases Of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) Associated With Use Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors Invokana, Farxiga, And Jardiance
New Drug Safety Announcement By European Medicines Agency (EMA) Intended To Help Minimize Risk Of DKA Side Effect With This Class Of New Diabetes Drugs (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ________________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE:…
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Potential Link Between MS Drug Gilenya And Cancers, Neoplasms, Or Tumors According To Health Canada
This September 2015 Drug Safety Alert Is Based Primarily On Reports Of Skin Cancer And Lymphoma Blood Cancer (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Health Canada recently conducted a review of safety…
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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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Pneumonia Trial Of Janssen / J&J Antibiotic Doribax Was Stopped In May 2011 — We Learn From The FDA In January 2012
"Significant Safety Concern": Higher Death Rate For Doribax In Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia When Compared To Patients Receiving Imipenem Therapy (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: "Doribax (doripenem for injection) – Higher Mortality Rate and…
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Popular Seizure And Bipolar Disorder Medication Lamictal Associated With Aseptic Meningitis In August 2010
FDA Working With GlaxoSmithKline To Update Label, Or Package Insert, And Patient Medication Guide To Warn About This Side Effect (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)On August 12, 2010 the FDA announced that Lamictal…