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- FDA to Post Quarterly Report of Potential Safety Issues
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has posted on its Web site its first quarterly report that lists certain drugs that are being evaluated for potential safety issues. The drugs have been identified based on a review of reports in FDA's Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS).
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- Zyrtec side effects: Excessive hair shedding
Episode #75
Side Effect Date:2008-07-22
Symptoms: Excessive hair shedding
Medication Name: ZYRTEC
Diagnosis or Reason for Use: Seasonal Allergies
Outcomes Attributed to ...
- Zonegran side effects: Fever rash oral ulcer UTI
Episode #94
Side Effect Date:2008-08-01
Symptoms: Fever rash oral ulcer UTI
Medication Name: ZONEGRAN
Diagnosis or Reason for Use: SEIZURES
Outcomes Attributed to Side ...
- Zicam side effects: “i can no longer taste food, it seems my taste buds are gone”
Episode #67
Side Effect Date:2008-06-25
Symptoms: "i can no longer taste food, it seems my taste buds are gone"
Medication Name: ZICAM ...
- Vigamox side effects: “burning , extreme senstivity to light and blurred vision”
Episode #112
Side Effect Date:2008-08-20
Symptoms: "burning , extreme senstivity to light and blurred vision"
Medication Name: VIGAMOX
Diagnosis or Reason for Use: post ...
- Truvada side effects: top of stomach hurt it hurts to eat food
Episode #56
Side Effect Date:2008-07-02
Symptoms: top of stomach hurt it hurts to eat food
Medication Name: TRUVADA
Diagnosis or Reason for Use: ...
- Tri-nessa side effects: “Fatique, Depression, Anxiety, Vaginal Itch, Headaches, Cramping/bloating, Weight Loss “
Episode #64
Side Effect Date:2008-07-01
Symptoms: "Fatique, Depression, Anxiety, Vaginal Itch, Headaches, Cramping/bloating, Weight Loss "
Medication Name: TRI-NESSA
Diagnosis or Reason for Use: Regulate ...
- Tisseel side effects: Mastoid pain and wound purulent drainage 4 days post-op skull base surgery for pulsatile tinnitus. Tisseel and teflon fibers used to separate cerebellar artery from auditory nerve.
Episode #54
Side Effect Date:2007-08-14
Symptoms: Mastoid pain and wound purulent drainage 4 days post-op skull base surgery for pulsatile tinnitus. Tisseel and teflon fibers used to separate cerebellar artery from auditory nerve.
Medication ...
- Tdap side effects: “Huge 2-3\”" welts, 1\”" tall, about 30 of these a day, my scalp, my hands, my knees and legs, my back, everywhere you can think of. The first few days I also had a raging vaginal infection and a raging case of thrush. I have always been very fit and very athletic, and now cannot work because of these. I have had them 9 weeks. The first day on after the shot til now I have whole body cramps, I lay on the floor and wait for them to go away. I have never had muscle cramps or leg cramps at all ever. “
Episode #58
Side Effect Date:2008-04-23
Symptoms: "Huge 2-3\"" welts, 1\"" tall, about 30 of these a day, my scalp, my hands, my knees and legs, my back, everywhere you can think of. ...
- Tavanic side effects: Severe sharp pain from right achilles tendon into right calf muscle followed within 24hours by severe swelling of both feet
Episode #9
Side Effect Date:2008-05-11
Symptoms: Severe sharp pain from right achilles tendon into right calf muscle followed within 24hours by severe swelling of both feet
Medication Name: TAVANIC ...
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FDA Reported Pitocin Side Effects: dyspnoea, pruritus, flushing, cross sensitivity reaction, blood pressure decreased, anaphylactic reaction, hyponatraemia, heart rate increased, face oedema, crepitations, central venous pressure increased.
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Pitocin Side Effects Report #5226147-8
Physician from INDIA reported PITOCIN problem on Jan 18, 2007. Female patient was diagnosed with labour induction and was treated with PITOCIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects:
acute pulmonary oedema, blood ph decreased, blood pressure increased, central venous pressure increased, crepitations, dyspnoea, face oedema, heart rate increased, hyponatraemia. PITOCIN dosage: 2 MLU/MIN INCREASED BY 2MIU/MIN Q30 MIN UP TO 64 MIU/MIN. Patient recovered.
Pitocin Side Effects Report #5399952-5
PITOCIN problem was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on July 16, 2007. Female patient was treated with PITOCIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects:
anaphylactic reaction, blood pressure decreased, cross sensitivity reaction, dyspnoea, flushing, pruritus. PITOCIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with
LATEX, BUPIVACAINE. Patient was
hospitalized. Patient recovered.
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