From CNN:
Drugmakers Wyeth and Amgen Inc. have bolstered warnings about tuberculosis and other life-threatening infections on the label of their skin-disorder drug Enbrel.
The new boxed warning, the most serious a drug can carry, indicates patients taking the drug have contracted infections that led to hospitalization and death. The same language previously appeared in bolded text, which is considered a less serious warning.
Infections included tuberculosis, a disease which attacks the lungs, as well as bacterial sepsis, which can cause severe fever and inflammation. ...more
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Wyeth and Amgen bolster fatal infection warning on skin drug
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adverse drug reactions,
Enbrel,
FDA
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