Tag: side effects
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Summer 2014 Update: Testosterone “Low-T” Drugs: New FDA Safety Warnings; Recent Medical Journal Article About Heart Risks Of Injectable TRT Products
All Testosterone Therapy Drugs Need To Warn About Blood Clots Side Effects Like DVT And PE; Older Depo-Testosterone Product May Be Safer Than New Gels Such As AndroGel And Testim (Posted by Tom Lamb…
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June 2014 Benicar FDA Drug Safety Communication: Did It Decrease Or Increase Public Concern About The Risk Of Cardiovascular Death
Benicar, Azor, Tribenzor, Benicar HCT, And Other Blood Pressure Medicines Containing Olmesartan: Cardiovascular Mortality In Not A Side Effect Risk, Or Is It (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: "FDA Once Again Reaches Conclusions At…
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Higher Doses Of Statin Drugs Such As Lipitor Associated With Higher Risk Of New-Onset Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Or Type-2 Diabetes
Recent Canadian Study Published In BMJ Medical Journal Suggests The Increased Risk Of Diabetes Seems To Be Highest In The First Four Months Of Statin Use (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)According to the Parke-Davis,…
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European Drug Safety Regulators Reviewing Hydroxyzine-Containing Medicines Such As Atarax And Vistaril For Heart Side Effects
Adverse Events Monitoring Data And Medical Studies Have Identified Possible Increased Risk For Cardiovascular Problems Including Arrhythmias (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)In early May 2014 the European Medicines Agency's (EMA's) Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment…
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Blood Thinner Pradaxa Linked To More Cases Of Serious Bleeding Events And New FDA Study Confirms Increased Risk Of GI Bleeds Compared To Warfarin
More Than 2000 Pradaxa Lawsuits Have Been Filed Against Boehringer, And A Company Official Has Admitted That More Than 1400 Patients Bled To Death (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: Boehringer Pays $650 Million…
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Viagra May Increase Risk Of Melanoma In Men Who Have Used This ED Drug, According To An April 2014 Medical Journal Article
Viagra Is Associated With A Higher Incidence Of Invasive Melanoma; This Side Effect May Apply Also To Cialis and Levitra, Two Other Popular ED Drugs (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)Viagra (sildenafil), the most…
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The Benefits And Risks Of Popular Testosterone Replacement Therapy For Older Men Are Not Fully Known
This Uncertainty About Drug Safety Of AndroGel, Axiron, Testim, And The Like Is Causing Concern Among Doctors (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)For patients and doctors who have questions about whether cardiovascular side effects…
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Possible Link Between Heart Failure And Onglyza Diabetes Type 2 Drug Is Being Investigated By FDA, As Announced In February 2014
This Cardiovascular Side Effect Issue Also Involves Kombiglyze XR, A Saxagliptin – Metformin Combo Diabetes Medication (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)AstraZeneca's diabetes drugs Onglyza and Kombiglyze, both of which contain the active ingredient saxagliptin,…
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Serious Nerve Damage Side Effect Peripheral Neuropathy Associated With Levaquin, Cipro, And Avelox May Be A Permanent Drug Injury
An August 2013 Label Change Mandated By The FDA For All Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics Was Intended To Raise The Profile Of This Relatively Unknown Risk (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics…