Drug maker warns of heightened lymphoma risk with Remicade
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WASHINGTON The Malvern-based company that makes the drug Remicade says patients taking it for rheumatoid arthritis suffer from lymphoma at three times the rate of the general public.
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Abbott Laboratories Inc. added several new warnings to the label for its rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira, according to a company letter released on Monday.
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The move follows recent studies suggesting that the medications might cause heart attacks or make cancer worse in some patients.
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MONDAY, Dec. 20 (HealthDayNews) -- The high price of the leukemia drug Gleevec is offset by the expected increase in survival rates among patients who take it, say two Duke University studies in the December issue of Cancer.
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More patients are receiving cancer drugs, according to a report by the UK government's cancer tsar.
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The Food and Drug Administration said on Monday the Roche Holding AG organ rejection drug, CellCept, boosts the risk of pregnancy loss in the first trimester and also the risk of congenital malformations.
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A proposed leukemia drug should not receive federal approval, government advisers recommended Wednesday.
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The drug maker says a three-year study of the arthritis pain medication demonstrated a higher risk of heart attack and stroke in patients using the drug.
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FDA and Centocor have added potentially fatal neutropenia, pericardial effusion, and systemic and cutaneous vasculitis to the warnings and adverse reactions sections of the product labeling for infliximab (Remicade).
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The warning was issued after two patients taking the cancer drug Rituxan as a treatment for the autoimmune disorder lupus died from a rare brain infection.
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The US Food and Drug Administration will require a new, tougher warning for the abortion pill Mifeprex -- also known as RU-486 -- stating that the drug may lead to serious bacterial infections.
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration  staff reviewers on Tuesday questioned clinical data for  non-Hodgkin's lymphoma drug Marqibo, made by Inex  Pharmaceuticals Corp. and Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc. .
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AN HIV drug has been recalled because "human error" led to a higher than normal level of a chemical which can cause cancer.
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Amgen Inc. has added a warning to its anemia drug, Aranesp, for kidney dialysis and cancer patients after studies on similar drugs showed higher doses can cause blood clots and death, the company said a letter released on Friday.
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U.S. FDA staff reviewers on Tuesday  said data on a new non-Hodgkin's lymphoma drug made by Inex  Pharmaceuticals Corp. and Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc. may be  unreliable due to the trial's structure and size.
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Company warns Remicade may up risk of lymphoma, label changed for second time to reflect hazards. NEW YORK  - Johnson &amp; Johnson is warning doctors that patients taking its rheumatoid arthritis drug
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Users of an anti-arthritis drug linked by a study to an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes are urged not to panic.