The Health Gazette» Announcement http://the-health-gazette.com Your interactive source for health news, views and reviews Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:52:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 February 2012 Edition of The Health Gazette Ezine http://the-health-gazette.com/1304/february-2012-edition-of-the-health-gazette-ezine/ http://the-health-gazette.com/1304/february-2012-edition-of-the-health-gazette-ezine/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:17:13 +0000 Editor http://the-health-gazette.com/?p=1304 The February 2012 edition of The Health Gazette Ezine will be published as scheduled on February 1st.

The February edition revisits aging in the first of three articles on the topic.

Subscribers will find the ezine in their mailbox soon. It is already posted in the subscribers’ archive.

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We have a plan to save more lives. www.cdc.gov/fieldtriage

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The “Summary Page” available via the following link provides a listing of drug names and safety labeling sections revised:

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/Safety-RelatedDrugLabelingChanges/ucm284231.htm
Clicking on a drug product name in the Summary View will take you to the “detailed view” page, which identifies safety labeling sections and subsections revised, along with a brief summary of new or modified safety information.

The following drugs had modifications to the BOXED WARNINGS, CONTRAINDICATIONS and WARNINGS sections:

  • Multaq (dronedarone hydrochloride) tablets
  • Dilantin-125 (phenytoin) Oral Suspension
  • Norvir (ritonavir) Soft Gel Capsules, Oral Solution and Tablets
  • Relenza (zanamivir) inhalation powder
  • Tyzeka (telbivudine) tablets and oral solution
  • Capoten (captopril) Tablets
  • Danocrine brand of Danazol capsules
  • Desferal (deferoxamine mesylate) for injection
  • Edarbi (azilsartan medoxomil) Tablets
  • Eloxatin (oxaliplatin)  for intravenous use
  • Heparin Sodium Injection
  • Isentress (raltegravir) scored, chewable tablets, film-coated tablet
  • Keppra (levetiracetam) Tablets and oral solution
  • Onglyza (saxagliptin) tablets
  • Ovide (malathion) 0.5% lotion1
  • PegIntron (Peginterferon alfa-2b) Injection, Powder for Solution for Subcutaneous Use
  • Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate) tablets
  • Remeron (mirtazapine) tablets and RemeronSolTab (mirtazapine) Orally Disintegrating
  • Zegerid (omeprazole/sodium bicarbonate) powder for oral suspension and capsules

While it is good that updates are provided for the above drugs, and all the others that are updated each month, The Health Gazette continues to warn people to only take medication that is really essential and if necessary seek further opinions when drugs are prescribed without sufficient explanation to justify their ‘essential’ status. ALL drugs are dangerous. The above revision approach is simply a demonstration that not enough is known about drugs that become FDA Approved, or for that matter, “approved” in any jurisdiction,  and everyone who consumes prescribed drugs becomes little more than a ‘guinea pig’ in a large and poorly controlled drug trial.

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Plugin by Taragana]]> http://the-health-gazette.com/1296/fda-medwatch-december-2011-safety-labeling-changes-40-products/feed/ 0 FDA MedWatch – November 2011 Safety Labeling Changes: 48 Products http://the-health-gazette.com/1292/fda-medwatch-november-2011-safety-labeling-changes-48-products/ http://the-health-gazette.com/1292/fda-medwatch-november-2011-safety-labeling-changes-48-products/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:28:23 +0000 Editor http://the-health-gazette.com/?p=1292 The MedWatch November 2011 Safety Labeling Changes posting includes 48 products with safety labeling changes to the following sections: BOXED WARNINGS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, WARNINGS, PRECAUTIONS, ADVERSE REACTIONS, PATIENT PACKAGE INSERT, and MEDICATION GUIDE.

The “Summary Page” available via the following link provides a listing of drug names and safety labeling sections revised:

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/ucm282966.htm
Clicking on a drug product name in the Summary View will take you to the “detailed view” page, which identifies safety labeling sections and subsections revised, along with a brief summary of new or modified safety information.

The following drugs had modifications to the BOXED WARNINGS, CONTRAINDICATIONS and WARNINGS sections:

  • Cerebyx (fosphenytoin sodium)
  • Dilantin (phenytoin sodium, USP)
  • Dilantin (phenytoin)
  • Kombiglyze XR (saxagliptin/metformin hydrochloride extended-release)
  • Mytelase (ambenonium chloride)
  • Onglyza (saxagliptin)
  • Amturnide (aliskiren/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide)
  • Combivir (lamivudine/zidovudine)
  • Emtriva (emtricitabine)
  • Epivir (lamivudine)
  • Epzicom (abacavir sulfate and lamivudine)
  • Isentress (raltegravir potassium)
  • Lioresal Intrathecal (baclofen injection)
  • Methotrexate Sodium for Injection
  • Retrovir (zidovudine)
  • Tekamlo (aliskiren/amlodipine)
  • Toviaz (fesoterodine fumarate)
  • Tribenzor (olmesartan medoxomil, amlodipine, hydrochlorothiazide)
  • Trizivir (abacavir sulfate, lamivudine, and zidovudine)
  • Twynsta (telmisartan/amlodipine)
  • VFEND (voriconazole)
  • Videx (didanosine)
  • Videx EC (didanosine, USP)
  • Vimovo (naproxen/esomeprazole magnesium)
  • Viread (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)
  • Zerit (stavudine)
  • Ziagen (abacavir sulfate)
  • Zyflo CR (zileuton)

While it is good that updates are provided for the above drugs, and all the others that are updated each month, The Health Gazette continues to warn people to only take medication that is really essential and if necessary seek further opinions when drugs are prescribed without sufficient explanation to justify their ‘essential’ status. ALL drugs are dangerous. The above revision approach is simply a demonstration that not enough is known about drugs that become FDA Approved and everyone who consumes prescribed drugs becomes little more than a ‘guinea pig’ in a large and poorly controlled drug trial.

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In December the feature article is titled Healthy Aged? Absolutely!.

Subscribers will find the ezine in their mailbox first and in the archive shortly thereafter.

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