Tag: side effects
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Medical Journal Withdraws Article About Januvia And Byetta After It Gets Letters From Two Drug Companies
April 2011 Edition Of BMJ Breaks News And Provides Insight From One Who Saw An Increased Risk Of Pancreatitis (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) According to a news item published April 11, 2011 by…
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Bayer Affirms Safety Of YAZ / Yasmin And Refutes 2011 BMJ Articles About Risk Of Blood Clots
Just As It Did In 2010 Label Change, Bayer Contends New Medical Studies Are Less Reliable Than Other VTE Evidence (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _____________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: New research suggests that women who…
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Ortho Evra “Black-Box” Warning About Risks Of Blood Clots Added To Package Insert In March 2011
Warnings Increased About Risk Of Side Effects Like Pulmonary Embolism (PE) And Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)In March 2011 Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. revised the Prescribing Information (more commonly called…
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Another Rather “Odd” YAZ Label Change By Bayer: March 2011
Provides New Warnings About Certain Side Effects As Regards ALL Birth Control Pills (Not Specific To YAZ) (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The bottom line is this: There is nothing specific about YAZ…
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Zithromax Label Adds Warning About Drug-Induced Liver Injury In February 2011
Adverse Reactions And Warnings Sections Now Include Hepatotoxicity, From Hepatic Dysfunction To Liver Failure (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The association between the antibiotic Zithromax (azithromycin) and drug-induced liver failure first received some real…
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Fertility Drugs Clomid And Serophene Have Long Been Associated With Birth Defects
Should These Drugs Have Stronger Warning About Increased Risk Of Fetal Abnormality After Clomiphene Use? (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)Clomiphene is a prescription drug used for more than thirty years, now, to induce ovulation (egg production)…
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Health Canada And FDA Issue Adverse Reaction Updates In Second Half Of 2010 Which Involve Popular Drug Zocor (Simvastatin)
Cases Of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) And Rhabdomyolysis / Myopathy Associated With Cholesterol Drugs Known As Statins, Including Zocor (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _________________________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: FDA Drug Safety Communication: New restrictions, contraindications,…
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Mixed Signals About The Safety Of Acne Medication Accutane (Isotretinoin) Continue To Emerge In Summer 2010
FDA Says Accutane Was Not Withdrawn Because Unsafe Drug, While Medical Journal Article Finds Link Between Isotretinoin Therapy And Ulcerative Colitis (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)When we last wrote about the acne medication Accutane…
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Current Use Of Some Popular SSRI Antidepressants May Increase The Risk Of Developing Cataracts
Luvox, Effexor, And Paxil Seem To Have Highest Increased Cataract Risks, But Study Does Not Prove That Any Of These Drugs Cause Cataracts (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) An article which appeared in the…