the latest legal and medical news related to stevens johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis
Dangerous skin reactions from Carbamazepine
A March 2008 FDA patient safety news bulletin reiterated warnings to healthcare professionals about dangerous and possibly fatal skin reactions to the drug carbamazepine in certain patient populations. Reactions include Stevens Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis.
Posted: 63d 2h 13m ago
Stevens Johnson Syndrome a Rare Skin Disorder
Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a rare, serious disorder of the skin and mucous membranes. It begins with several days of flu-like symptoms, followed by inflammation of your mucous membranes and a painful red or purplish rash that spreads and blisters, eventually causing the top layer of your skin to die and shed.
Posted: 104d 2h 33m ago
FDA Warns of HLA Allele Linked to Skin Reaction with Carbamazepine
Stevens Johnson syndrome or related toxic epidermal necrolysis may be caused by carbamazepine therapy, especially in patients of Asian ancestry with a particular HLA allele, according to an FDA safety alert.
Posted: 8h 39m ago
FDA Issues an FDA Alert for Fatal Skin Reactions Stevens Johnson Syndrome
Dangerous or even fatal skin reactions (Stevens Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis), that can be caused by carbamazepine therapy, are significantly more common in patients with a particular human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele, HLA-B*1502.
Posted: 5h 44m ago
Warnings Added to Prescribing Information
Updates safety information to include warnings regarding serious rash, including Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, and hypersensitivity reactions and psychiatric symptoms.
Posted: 2h 26m ago
Naples Student Dies Following Reaction to Medicine
Naples High students are mourning the loss of Troy Goode, a senior who died Thursday night after a reaction to a prescribed medication.
Posted: 4h 14m ago
Provigil Label Revised to Reflect SJS Warning
The FDA is notifying healthcare professionals about updates to the warning labels of the prescription drug Provigil.
Posted: 7h 45m ago
Boy Recovers from Allergic Reaction to Common Medication
"That pain was like a gun shot." That is how 5-year-old Parth Kulkarni described the pain of burns which covered his body, inside and out.
Posted: 5h 18m ago
Drug Industry Seeks Tests to Spot Side Effect Risks
Seven major pharmaceutical companies will conduct two studies, one to look at drug-related liver toxicity and the other aimed at a rare drug-related skin condition called Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
Posted: 5h 28m ago
Medical Mystery, Chickenpox No Worse
The afternoon she walked into the office of internist Wayne Meyer, Deborah Kaplan had never felt worse. Hours earlier Kaplan had been sent home from a Maryland emergency room with a diagnosis of chickenpox.
Posted: 5h 58m ago
Group Formed to Research Stevens Johnson Syndrome
A better understanding of why some people are predisposed to dangerous drug interactions and serious illness when taking new prescriptions will be the charge of a non-profit group being formed by several of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies and the federal government.
Posted: 8h 42m ago
