Ketek
Ketek Side Effects Could Be Linked To Liver Failure Lawsuits
Ketek Side Effects Injury Lawsuits. Our Ketek injury lawyers and attorneys are currently representing hundreds of people who suffered liver damage as a result of this defective antibiotic Ketek. Ketek has been the subject of numerous Food & Drug Administration (FDA) safety reviews, and in 2007, the FDA ordered … [Read more...] about Ketek Side Effects Could Be Linked To Liver Failure Lawsuits
Ketek Faces More Scrutiny
Ketek Faces More Scrutiny. Lawmakers investigating the defective drug Ketek have been forced to subpoena current and former Food & Drug Administration (FDA) officials. A subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee is trying to figure out how Ketek, one of the most dangerous antibiotics on the market, obtained FDA … [Read more...] about Ketek Faces More Scrutiny
Ketek Investigation May Lead to Subpoenas
Ketek Investigation Yield Subpoenas. Ketek investigators at the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) could soon be subpoenaed by a congressional committee looking into the agency’s handling of the defective drug. Ketek, approved in 2004 to treat respiratory tract infections, bronchitis, sinusitis and community-acquired … [Read more...] about Ketek Investigation May Lead to Subpoenas
Ketek Lawsuit Filed in Illinois
Ketek Lawsuit Filed in Illinois. Ketek users injured by the defective drug have filed suit against Sanofi-Aventis in Illinois. The 47 plaintiffs involved in the Ketek lawsuit claim that Sanofi-Aventis knew that Ketek put users at an increased risk of increased risk injuries or death from liver failure and hepatic … [Read more...] about Ketek Lawsuit Filed in Illinois
FDA Issued Ketek Warning Letter
A Ketek clinical trial was rife with irregularities including fraud, but the drug’s maker, Aventis never acted on reports about problems with the study. Now, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has sent a Warning Letter to Sanofi-Aventis, the successor of Aventis, outlining various instances of misconduct by doctors … [Read more...] about FDA Issued Ketek Warning Letter
FDA Approved Ketek Despite Irregularities
FDA Approved Ketek Despite Serious Irregularities Patients being treated with Sanofi-Aventis’ antibiotic Ketek faced serious liver damage or even death, when all that was being treated was a simple sinus infection The story of the dangerous prescription drug Ketek and how it came to be on the market is a case-study in … [Read more...] about FDA Approved Ketek Despite Irregularities
FDA Restricts Antibiotic Use
Restricts Use of Antibiotic. The government on Monday restricted use of an antibiotic linked to rare reports of severe liver problems, including several deaths, saying the drug now should be used only to treat pneumonia but not less serious bacterial infections like bronchitis and sinusitis. The Food and Drug Administration said … [Read more...] about FDA Restricts Antibiotic Use
FDA Panels Urge Restricted Ketek Use
A pair of federal advisory committees has recommended against two of three existing uses for Ketek, an antibiotic from Sanofi-Aventis. The advisors say Ketek, approved by the Food and Drug Administration in April 2004, should be discontinued as a treatment for acute bacterial sinusitis and acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic … [Read more...] about FDA Panels Urge Restricted Ketek Use
Advisers Suggest Restricting Antibiotic
Benefits of an antibiotic linked to rare reports of severe liver problems, including several deaths, outweigh its risks in treating pneumonia but not less serious bacterial infections like bronchitis and sinusitis, federal health advisers said Friday. The nonbinding recommendations raise the prospect the Food and Drug … [Read more...] about Advisers Suggest Restricting Antibiotic
FDA Asks If Antibiotic Ketek Worth Risks
Ketek Linked To Liver Problems. Federal health officials said Thursday they would ask outside experts whether the benefits of an antibiotic linked to rare reports of severe liver problems, including several deaths, outweigh its risks. A Food and Drug Administration review found 13 reports of liver failure in patients … [Read more...] about FDA Asks If Antibiotic Ketek Worth Risks
Controversial Antibiotic Debated
Controversial Antibiotic Debated. A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee will decide Friday whether to recommend that a widely used but controversial antibiotic be removed from the market. The drug, known as Ketek, is used to treat respiratory tract infections such as bronchitis, sinusitis, and pneumonia. U.S. Doctors … [Read more...] about Controversial Antibiotic Debated
Controversial Antibiotic Ketek Will Face More FDA Scrutiny
Controversial Antibiotic Ketek. As antibiotics go, Ketek has had a pretty high profile. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, tried in vain last week to block Andrew von Eschenbach's confirmation as Food and Drug Administration commissioner, partly because of what the senator views as FDA efforts to hinder his investigation of … [Read more...] about Controversial Antibiotic Ketek Will Face More FDA Scrutiny
FDA Ketek Safety Information to be Added to Product Labeling
Ketek New Safety Information. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today completed its safety assessment of Ketek telithromycin) and is advising health practitioners and patients to be aware of rare but potentially serious health risks. Ketek is the first FDA-approved antibiotic of the ketolide class. It is indicated … [Read more...] about FDA Ketek Safety Information to be Added to Product Labeling
Sanofi-Aventis antibiotic linked to liver failure
Sanofi-Aventis Antibiotic Linked To Complications. According to an internal FDA communication first reported in the Wall Street Journal, the FDA has received reports of 12 cases of liver failure, including four deaths, in patients taking the drug. The memo is also reported to express the FDA's concern that these adverse events … [Read more...] about Sanofi-Aventis antibiotic linked to liver failure
Antibiotic linked to liver failure
Antibiotic Has Been Linked To Liver Failure. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to add a warning label on packaging for an antibiotic that has been linked to liver failure. An internal FDA memo written by the Division of Drug Risk Evaluation described "profound" liver injury in some patients occurring within the first few … [Read more...] about Antibiotic linked to liver failure
PW Retained by Patients Diagnosed with Liver Damage after Using Ketek
Ketek May Cause Liver Damage. Parker & Waichman, LLP (www.yourlawyer.com) announces that it has been retained by individuals who suffered liver damage and liver failure after using the antibiotic Ketek. Ketek is manufactured by Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE: SNY) and is commonly prescribed to treat bacterial infections in the … [Read more...] about PW Retained by Patients Diagnosed with Liver Damage after Using Ketek
Antibiotic Linked to Liver Problems
An antibiotic linked to a growing number of reports of liver failure, including four deaths, should bear stricter warnings about its effect on the liver, according to an internal Food and Drug Administration memo. The drug's manufacturer, Sanofi-Aventis, said Friday it was in talks with FDA officials about those reports. The FDA … [Read more...] about Antibiotic Linked to Liver Problems
Markey Criticizes FDA
Markey Criticizes FDA. U.S. Rep. Edward Markey accused the Food and Drug Administration this week of conducting a "seriously flawed" approval process for an antibiotic that may be linked to severe liver failure. Ketek, a drug used to treat bacterial infections of the lung and sinus, is approved for use in adults and is being … [Read more...] about Markey Criticizes FDA
