Drugs & Medical Device Defect Resources
Accutane
Avandia
- Avandia Label
- Avandia Dear Doctor Letter
- Avandia Dear Doctor Letter Information Correction
- Avandia: FDA Drug Safety Communication: Ongoing review of Avandia (rosiglitazone) and cardiovascular safety
Baush & Lomb
Bextra
- FDA asks Pfizer to remove Bextra(R) from the Market
- Bextra FAQ
- Treatment of severe drug reactions Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis and Hypersensitivity syndrome
Celebrex
- Celebrex Label
- Celebrex Health Care Information Sheet
- Celebrex Patient Information Sheet
- FDA Statement on the Halting of a Clinical Trial of the Cox-2 Inhibitor Celebrex
Chantix
Crestor & Rhabdomylosis
- What is Crestor?
- Chantix: Varenicline (marketed as Chantix) and Bupropion (marketed as Zyban, Wellbutrin, and generics)
- Chantix: Information for Healthcare Professionals: Varenicline (marketed as Chantix) and Bupropion (marketed as Zyban, Wellbutrin, and generics)
Effexor
- Effexor Label
- Effexor Dear Doctor Letter
- Effexor (warning against injuries to neonates): Effexor and Effexor XR (venlafaxine HCl)
Fen-Phen & PPH
Fentanyl Patch
- Fentanyl Patch Label
- Fentanyl Patch Dear Doctor Letter
- Fentanyl patch: FDA Issues Second Safety Warning on Fentanyl Skin Patch: Deaths and serious injuries from improper use
Fosamax
- Fosamax Litigation Information
- Fosamax Label
- Fosamax (warning against osteonecrosis of the jaw): Fosamax Plus D (alendronate sodium/cholecalciferol) tablets
GBCA
- Magnevist Label
- Multihance Label
- Omniscan Label
- Optimark Label
- Prohance Label
- GBCAs Dear Doctor Letter
Gadolinium
Defective Medical Devices
Ketek
- Important Info About Ketek
- FDA Announces Label and Indication Changes for the Antibiotic Ketek
- Ketek Description and Warning
- Ketek Medication Guide
- Telithromycin (marketed as Ketek) Information
- FDA Public Health Advisory
- Questions and Answers on Telithromycin (marketed as Ketek)
Kugel
- Kugel Dear Doctor Letter
- Kugel Dear Hospital Administrator Letter Kugel recall http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/RecallsCorrectionsRemovals/ListofRecalls/ucm062944.htm
Levaquin
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammitory Drugs (NSAID's)
- FDA List of all Prescription and OTC NSAID's
- FDA NSAID medication guide
- FDA proposed revised package insert
- FDA supplemental letter adding risks of SJS to label
Ortho Evra
- Ortho Evra Litigation Information
- Ortho Evra Label
- Ortho Evra: FDA Updates Labeling for Ortho Evra Contraceptive Patch
Paxil
- Paxil Label
- Paxil Dear Doctor Letter
- Paxil (warning against cardiac malformations and other birth defects): Paroxetine HCl - Paxil and generic paroxetine
- Paxil (warning against PPHN): Information for Healthcare Professionals: Paroxetine (marketed as Paxil)
Reglan
- Reglan Label
- Reglan: FDA Requires Boxed Warning and Risk Mitigation Strategy for Metoclopramide-Containing Drugs
Trasylol (Aprotinin)
Vioxx
- FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on Vioxx as its Manufacturer Voluntarily Withdraws the Product
- David Graham memorandum on the safety of Vioxx
- Merck Found Liable in First Vioxx Trial
Yaz / Yasmin
- Yaz Label
- Yaz Warning Letter
- Yasmin Label
- Yasmin: Detailed View: Safety Labeling Changes Approved By FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) - April 2010
- YAZ: Yaz (drospirenone 3 mg/ethinyl estradiol 0.02 mg) tablets: Detailed View: Safety Labeling Changes Approved By FDA Center for Drug Evaluation
Zoloft
Zyprexa