Category Archives: Gastroenterology

Proton Pump Inhibitors PPIs Drug Safety Communication

Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) – Drug Safety Communication: Clostridum Difficile-Associated Diarrhea (CDAD) Can be Associated With Stomach Acid Drugs AcipHex (rabeprazole sodium) Dexilant (dexlansoprazole) Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium)  Omeprazole (omeprazole) Over-the-Counter (OTC) Prevacid (lansoprazole) and OTC Prevacid 24hr Prilosec (omeprazole)  and … Continue reading

Posted in Consumer Products, Family Practice, FDA 2012, FDA Notice, FDA Safety Communication, FDA Warning, Gastroenterology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Tysabri (natalizumab) Drug Safety Communication

Tysabri (natalizumab): Drug Safety Communication – New Risk Factor for Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) AUDIENCE: Neurology, Gastroenterology ISSUE: FDA notified healthcare profesisonals that testing positive for anti-JC virus (JCV) antibodies has been identified as a risk factor for progressive multifocal … Continue reading

Posted in FDA 2012, FDA Notice, Gastroenterology, Neurology | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNFα) Blockers Label Change

Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNFα) Blockers: Label Change – Boxed Warning Updated for Risk of Infection from Legionella and Listeria including Remicade (infliximab), Enbrel (etanercept), Humira (adalimumab), Cimzia (certolizumab pegol), and Simponi (golimumab) AUDIENCE: Rheumatology, Gastroenterology, Oncology ISSUE: FDA notified healthcare … Continue reading

Posted in FDA 2011, FDA Label Change, Gastroenterology, Oncology, Rheumatology | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off