FDA warns of new risks to babies with Roche drug
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U.S. regulators on Thursday warned doctors of new risks to newborn babies, including death, associated with combining an antibiotic made by Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG with certain other treatments.
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Dr. Ian Paul offers advice and analysis about recent FDA warnings that cold medication may not be safe for young children.
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Taking GlaxoSmithKline Plc's  Lamictal epilepsy drug during the first three months of  pregnancy may increase the chances of having a baby with a  cleft lip or palate, U.S. regulators warned on Friday.
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The Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it was notifying health-care providers and consumers about reports of some 28 cases of infants suffering a serious bowel condition after receiving Merck & Co's new vaccine against the rotavirus.
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WASHINGTON - All drugs used to treat depressed children should carry a "black box" warning of the antidepressants' link to increased suicidal thoughts and actions, says a panel of federal advisers.    The warning, among the strongest in the Food and Drug Administration's arsenal, should reach doctors no matter how they get drug information and would extend to drug advertising directed at patients...
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Parents may be left with only love and lots of liquid to give their sniffling babies and toddlers now that the government is declaring over-the-counter cough and cold medicines too risky for tots. The Food and Drug Administration was issuing that warning Thursday to parents of children under 2.
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The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday ordered a strong, new warning for Pfizer Inc.&#39;s injectable contraceptive called Depo-Provera, saying it could permanently weaken bones.
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NEW YORK  - A new study suggests that baby lotion, baby powder, and baby shampoo may be exposing babies to potentially harmful chemicals called phthalates.
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US drug regulators are warning people not to buy or consume Actra-Rx or Yilishen, a Chinese product for improving men&#39;s sexual performance, because of potential risks.
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Federal health authorities warned parents Thursday not to give babies a liquid herbal supplement marketed as a remedy for colic and teething pain because several bottles tested positive for a parasite that may have a sickened a 6-week-old infant in Minnesota.
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WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration on Friday ordered that all antidepressants carry "black box" warnings that they "increase the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior" in children who take them.    Patients and their parents will be given medication guides that include the warning with each new prescription or refill...
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The Food and Drug Administration warned yesterday that anemia-fighting drugs called erythropoietins, which had $10 billion in U.S. sales last year, are being used so aggressively that they may be harming some patients.
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Government scientists are concerned that two prescription creams used for a common skin condition may raise the risk of certain cancers, especially among children.
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Pfizer Inc.&#39;s Bextra will come with a new warning about possible heart and blood clotting problems when the drug is used by patients who have just had heart bypass surgery, the US Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON - Alarmed at a recommendation that antidepressants for children carry a strict new warning label, some parents are not letting their kids take the drugs as part of a clinical trial for young people who have attempted suicide.    Government health advisers said last week the labels on these drugs should have bold warnings surrounded by a black box to draw attention and say that, in some cases, the medication increases suicidal thoughts and behavior...
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Children with allergic conditions such as asthma may receive too high a dose of steroids, drug experts warn.
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Dec. 19--Pfizer, the world&#39;s biggest drug maker, and the rest of the pharmaceutical sector will come under renewed pressure this week after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned doctors to consider