Tag: Side Effects
FDA Announces Safety Monitoring Measures for the Essure Device
Measures include having women in the postmarket surveillance study followed for five years, not three
FDA: Fluoroquinolones Tied to Heart Vessel Ruptures, Tears
Patients at risk include those with hypertension or certain genetic disorders and the elderly
Immunotherapy Side Effects May Be More Common Than Thought
Higher rates of adverse events observed for immune checkpoint inhibitors in real-world settings
Onset of Musculoskeletal Adverse Events Varies Between Statins
Significantly faster onset with atorvastatin, rosuvastatin versus simvastatin during monotherapy
Pharmacovigilance Needed for Rheumatology Patients
American College of Rheumatologists urges health care providers to monitor for adverse events
Many ED Visits for Antibiotic Adverse Drug Events in Children
Antibiotic ADEs among children account for 46.2 percent of ED visits for ADEs tied to systemic meds
Decline in Hospital-Acquired Conditions Continues
Drop in adverse drug events, injuries from falls prevented 8,000 deaths, saved $2.9 billion
FDA Warns Against Long-Term Azithromycin Use for Some
Warning for blood cancer patients who have undergone donor stem cell transplant
Bayer Stops U.S. Sale of Essure Birth Control Implant
Problems with device include chronic pain and perforations of the uterus and fallopian tubes
Harms Reporting Limited in Trials of Prebiotics, Probiotics, Synbiotics
No harms-related data reported for 28 percent of trials; safety results not reported for 37 percent
