NEW 'DO NOT USE' DRUGS POSTED BY DR. STEPHEN WOLFE, MD
British To Ban The Combination Painkiller Containing Propoxyphene
With Acetaminophen
The decision to remove this drug from the market is based on the fact
that it is a poor pain reliever and that the risk of toxicity in overdose,
both accidental and deliberate, is unacceptable.
FDA-Approved Patient Information For The Heart Drug Amiodarone (CORDARONE) —
A Last Choice Drug For Life-Threatening Heart Rhythm Disturbances
Amiodarone has several potentially fatal toxicities, the most important of which is
lung toxicity. This has resulted in clinically manifest disease at rates as high as
10 to 17 percent in some series of patients. This type of lung toxicity has been
fatal about 10 percent of the time.
NEW BLACK BOX WARNING! Respiratory Depression And Death With The
Antinausea Drug Promethazine (PHENERGAN)
The warning concerns respiratory depression and death with its use in children
less than two years of age. Antinausea drugs are also referred to as antiemetics.
PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY Seizures In Patients Without Seizure Disorder
Being Treated With Tiagabine (GABITRIL)
You should not be taking tiagabine for any use other than treatment of partial
seizure. Tiagabine has not been shown to be safe and effective for any use
other than treatment of partial seizure.
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