Tag: side effects
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Pradaxa Noted For Possible Heart Attack Risk In Addition To Serious Gastrointestinal Bleeding And Other Hemorrhages
Recent Medical Article And Poster Presentation Both Point To A Trend Toward Increased Rate Or Risk Of Myocardial Infarction (MI) (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A recent "position paper" by a group of…
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Pradaxa Hemorrhage Cases May Occur In Oldest Patients Due To Age-Related Decline In Renal Function
QuarterWatch 2011 Quarter 2: More Pradaxa Adverse Events Reported Than Any Other Regularly Monitored Drug (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The developing drug safety controversy involving the anticoagulation drug Pradaxa (dabigatran) has been…
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Current Use Of Cipro And Levaquin Associated With Increased Risk Of Detached Retina Eye Injury
Neither Recent Nor Past Use Of These Antibiotics In Fluoroquinolones Class Was Related To Retinal Detachment (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Patients taking oral antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones such as Cipro (ciprofloxacin) and…
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Focus on Pradaxa Pradaxa® is the name under which Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. markets a prescription anticoagulant medication generically called dabigatran. _______________________________________________________________________________ Free Pradaxa Case Evaluation The information you provide to us for…
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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…
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Pradaxa Bleeding Events: Four Major Factors Which Contributed To These Serious Side Effects
Prescriber Error, Impaired Renal Function, Patient Age, And Lack Of An Effective Reversal Agent Are Cited (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A Letter to The Editor, titled "Bleeding Risk with Dabigatran in the Frail…
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Yasmin / YAZ Litigation Update: 11,300 Lawsuits Have Been Served Upon Bayer As Of February 1, 2012
Bayer 2011 Annual Report: Settlement Agreements: 70 Cases Settled As of Mid-February 2012; Negotiations Will Continue On Case-by-Case Basis (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) From February 1, 2011 to February 1, 2012 the number…
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YAZ / Yasmin January 2012 Update: Minutes And Transcripts For FDA Advisory Committees 2011 Meeting Now Available Online (And More)
11 Of The 26 FDA Panel Members Voted There Were No Sufficient Unique Benefits For YAZ / Yasmin That Cannot Be Found In Other Hormonal Contraceptives (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)On December 8,…
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Safety Profile Of New Stroke Drug Pradaxa Has Been Tarnished By Various Adverse Event Reports
FDA Reviewing Serious Side Effects Associated With Pradaxa Ranging From Heart Attacks To Serious Bleeding or Hemorrhages (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: Pradaxa label change: This January 17, 2012 FDA approval letter shows…