Dexferrum Boxed Warning Modified for Anaphylactic-Type Reactions
Dexferrum May Cause Anaphylactic-Type Reactions. The Boxed Warning for Dexferrum (iron dextran injection, UPS) has been updated to emphasize the warning about anaphylactic-type reactions that have occurred following parenteral administration. According to the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), some of these reactions have been … [Read more...]
Vivitrol Linked to Serious Injection Site Reactions
Vivitrol Linked to Serious Injection Site Reactions. Vivitrol (generic: naltrexone), a drug used to treat alcohol addiction, has been causing serious injection site reactions, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) warned today. Among the serious problems linked to are ‘Vivitrol’ are abscesses requiring surgical … [Read more...]
Feds Say Gardasil is Safe Despite Deaths Other Reactions
Feds Say Gardasil is Safe. Federal health regulators are insisting that Gardasil is safe, despite thousand of reports of adverse events related to the controversial cervical cancer vaccine. Officials at the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said they have reviewed the adverse event reports, and … [Read more...]
Heparin Reactions Seen in Germany, as FDA Expands Investigation of Tainted Drug
Heparin Reactions Seen in Germany. Heparin has caused serious, life-threatening reactions among dialysis patients in Germany similar to those seen among people in the US treated with Baxter Heparin. That announcement, made yesterday by the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA), has raised concerns about the true extent of the … [Read more...]
Dietary Supplements Can Harm
Dietary Supplements Unexpected Reactions. Consumers have long been warned that dietary supplements can cause various unexpected reactions. Now a nationwide study has found that, when side effects occur, they can be life-threatening. In the most comprehensive look yet at the incidence of side effects from dietary supplements, … [Read more...]
