Tag: side effects
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Current “First-Time” Users Of Avelox Who Received A Prescription In The Past 15 Days Had 3-Times Higher Rate Of Developing Uveitis, An Eyes / Vision Drug Side Effect
And An Increased Risk Of Uveitis For Current “Repeat” Users Of Avelox Who Were On At Least Their Second Term Of Taking This Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic Pill (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The popular antibiotic Avelox (moxifloxacin) appears to…
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Xolair Asthma Drug Associated With Higher Rate Of Heart Attacks, Pulmonary Hypertension, Blood Clots Causing PEs And/Or DVTs, And Brain Blood Vessel Problems
Since FDA Early Communication About An Ongoing Safety Review Of Xolair Was Issued In 2009, The Agency Has Been Examining Xolair Safety Profile But FDA Is Still Unsure If This Drug Is Safe Or…
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Significantly Increased Risk Of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) In Children Whose Mothers Used Depacon / Depakene / Depakote During Their Pregnancy
August 2014 Label Change By AbbVie Inc. (formerly Abbott) For These Valproate Migraine, Epilepsy/Seizure, And Bipolar Medications Was Done Rather Quietly (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)Without much notice, e.g., no FDA Drug Safety Communication was issued,…
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Summer 2014 Update YAZ / Yasmin / Ocella / Gianvi Litigation: Bayer Reports On Total Settlements And Number Of Pending Claims
Perhaps The Slow-Going Over Past Year Will Be Changed By Upcoming Mediations With Two Special Masters Appointed Recently By Judge Herndon (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: December 2014 YAZ / Yasmin…
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Eliquis And Xarelto, Like Pradaxa, Linked To Serious Bleeding Events Due To Fact No Antidote Available
Hemorrhages And Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleeds Are Eliquis And Xarelto Side Effects That Can Cause Deaths (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Eliquis and Xarelto are new anticoagulants, i.e., blood thinners, that —…
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Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics Cipro, Avelox, And Levaquin Linked To Peripheral Neuropathy In First Large Epidemiologic Study
Neurology Medical Journal Article Reports Two-Times Increased Risk For This Nerve Damage Side Effect For New Users Of These Antibiotics (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The popular antibiotics Levaquin (levofloxacin), Cipro (ciprofloxacin), Avelox (moxifloxacin) are…
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July 2014 Boxed Warning For Linzess: Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Constipation Drug May Be Unsafe And Cause Diarrhea In Children
FDA Drug Alert Warns That Linzess Should Not Be Used In Children Under Age 6 And Neither Safety Nor Efficacy Established For Those Under 18 Years Old (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) …
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More Medical Evidence Indicates That Statin Drugs Like Lipitor Can Cause New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes
Benefit / Risk Assessment Of Statins Like Lipitor May Depend On Whether It Is A Medically Necessary Drug Therapy For The Particular Patient (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)There is an ongoing debate in the…
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When Someone Using Benicar Is Diagnosed With Celiac Disease They May Have, Instead, Developed Drug Induced Sprue-Like Enteropathy Or Intestinal Malabsorption
This Severe Diarrhea Side Effect Is Caused By Olmesartan, Which Is Also Found In Azor, Tribenzor, And Benicar HCT Blood Pressure Medications (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)Back in May 2014 we made reference…