Show #81, November 2008Recalls and Safety Alerts
... The labeling for these drugs already includes
warnings about the risk of serious infections,
.... Serious Muscle Injury with
Simvastatin/Amiodarone Combination, (Video, print, and e-mail functions)
... FDA Patient Safety NewsGel-filled Teethers Recalled -- Safety
Warning on Certain Body-building Products
... Serious Muscle Injury with
Simvastatin/Amiodarone Combination -- Tragic
... In this broadcast: First Drug to Treat PKU Approved --
Recall of Heparin
... Making Sense of Vytorin ConcernsJul 18, 2008
... Simvastatin works in the liver to prevent the formation of cholesterol (as do
.... LASIK: Quality of Life Project,
Warning Letters to Facilities
.... Medtronic
Recalls Sprint Fidelis Cardiac Leads: Questions and Answers
... Show #81, November 2008The labeling for these drugs already includes
warnings about the risk of serious
.... Serious Muscle Injury with
Simvastatin/Amiodarone Combination, (Video,
... Controlling Cholesterol with StatinsMay 16, 2008
... There are no
warning symptoms of high cholesterol.
... Some statins, in particular Lovastatin and
Simvastatin, also are known to interact
.... Medtronic
Recalls Sprint Fidelis Cardiac Leads: Questions and Answers for
... Withdrawal of cerivastatin from the world marketIn the presence of other statins, in particular,
simvastatin and pravastatin
... [PubMed]; Fuhrmans V, Winslow R, Harris G. Bayer
recall spurs Europe to wide review.
... Warning letter to Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
... Show #82, December 2008Oct 2, 2008
... These results showed that patients treated with a
statin did not have an
... Connection of Sutureless Intrathecal Catheters as a Class I
Recall.
... The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is
warning again
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