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Product Name: Active Ingredient |
Potential Signal of Serious Risk |
|
Arginine Hydrochloride Injection (R-Gene 10) |
Pediatric overdose due to labeling / packaging
confusion |
|
Arginine Macugen (pegaptanib sodium) |
Macular degeneration damages the macula, which
causes you to lose your central vision |
|
Aransep |
Linked to risk of adverse effects including extreme
high blood pressure, blood clots and death |
|
Motrin |
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome |
|
Desflurane (Suprane) |
Cardiac arrest |
|
Duloxetine (Cymbalta) |
Urinary retention |
|
Epogen |
Death, heart attack, hospitalizations for heart
failure and stroke in patients with chronic kidney
disease |
|
Etravirine (Intelence) |
Hemarthrosis |
|
Fluorouracil Cream (Carac) and Ketoconazole Cream (Kuric) |
Adverse events due to name confusion |
|
Fosamax |
Risk of Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ) |
|
Heparin |
Anaphylactic-type reactions |
|
Icodextrin (Extraneal) |
Hypoglycemia |
|
Insulin U-500 (Humulin R) |
Dosing confusion |
|
Ivermectin (Stromectol) and Warfarin |
Drug interaction |
|
Lapatinib (Tykerb) |
Hepatotoxicity |
|
Lenalidomide (Revlimid) |
Stevens Johnson Syndrome |
|
Natalizumab (Tysabri) |
Skin melanomas |
|
Nitroglycerin (Nitrostat) |
Overdose due to labeling confusion |
|
Ortho Evra |
Birth Control Patch linked to blood clots |
|
Octreotide Acetate Depot (Sandostatin LAR) |
Ileus |
|
Oxycodone Hydrochloride Controlled-Release (Oxycontin) |
Drug misuse, abuse and overdose |
|
Paxil |
Linked to birth defects in newborns |
|
Perflutren Lipid Microsphere (Definity) |
Cardiopulmonary reactions |
|
Permax/Dostinex |
linked to heart valve damage |
|
Phenytoin Injection (Dilantin) |
Purple Glove Syndrome |
|
Procrit |
Serious life threatening cardiovascular
complications |
|
Quetiapine (Seroquel) |
Overdose due to sample pack labeling confusion |
|
Telbivudine (Tyzeka) |
Peripheral neuropathy |
|
Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Blockers |
Cancers in children and young adults |
|
Zelnorm |
Linked to increased risk of cardiac events |
