News Tagged ‘FDA warning

Dilantin, Lamictal carry risk of serious skin condition called SJS

The Epilepsy Foundation is warning people who take Dilantin or Lamictal to control their seizures that the medications can cause users to suffer from a rare but serious skin condition known as Stevens Johnson Syndrome ().

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Health Canada issues stronger warnings about Chamtix,Chantix

Canada 100x100Health Canada has ordered Pfizer Canada to issue stronger warnings about its smoking cessation medication Champix, also known as Chantix in the United States, because of numerous reports of serious neuropsychiatric symptoms and some cases of the potentially fatal skin disorder, Stevens Johnson Syndrome ().

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