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Stevens Johnson Syndrome
Drug Reaction Takes Life of NBA Hero Manute Bol
Jun 23, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
Adverse drug reactions are the fourth-leading cause of death in the United States. Recently, one such reaction called Stevens Johnson Syndrome, or...
Health Canada Warns of Accutane Skin Reactions
Feb 16, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
Health Canada has issued a public health alert regarding Accutane and its association with severe, and possibly fatal, skin reactions, including...
Intelence Linked to Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, Other Serious Skin Reactions
Aug 27, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
Intelence (etravirine), an HIV medication made by Johnson & Johnson's Tibotec division, has been associated with serious skin reactions,...
Revlimid Linked to Steven-Johnson Syndrome, Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Sep 19, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
Revlimid, a blood cancer drug made by Celgene Corp., has been associated with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis, serious and...
Family of Girl Blinded by Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Sues Maker of Children's Motrin
Jun 16, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
The family of a young girl blinded as a result of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome blames Children's Motrin for her injuries, and has taken the maker of the...
Carbamazepine Gets Warning on Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Dec 12, 2007
| Parker Waichman LLP
Carbamazepine, a drug used to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder, will now come with new warnings that Asian patients should undergo genetic testing...
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Affects Mother and Son Taking Nevirapine
Jun 3, 2005
| www.aidsmap.com
Two cases of the rare side-effect of nevirapine, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, involving a mother and her son, are reported in the June 10th edition of...
Family Sues J&J Unit Over Drug Reaction
Mar 15, 2005
| Star Ledger
A subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson is being sued by the parents of a 6-year-old Texas boy who suffered a severe reaction known as Stevens-Johnson...
Lawsuits Prompt Closer Look At Rare Disease Linked To Ibuprofen
Jan 3, 2005
| Knight Ridder Newspapers
Nine-year-old Kaitlyn Langstaff of Saratoga died 20 months after taking Children's Motrin. Sabrina Brierton Johnson of Los Angeles went blind two...
Rising Prescription Drug Use Corresponds to Increase in Stevens Johnson Syndrome
Dec 13, 2004
| BusinessWire
With more than 40 percent of Americans taking at least one prescription drug (2004 CDC report), the potential for the deadly adverse drug reaction...
