Reactions Weekly

Risk of bacterial infections with antibody-based TNF antagonists
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Health Canada issues 18 foreign product alerts
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The US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the FDA are teaming up to assess the potential cardiovascular (CV) risk posed by drugs
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Singapore's Health Sciences Authority has received four reports of unusual sleep-related disorders in patients receiving zolpidem.
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EMEA recommends restricting nimesulide use
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The US Congress has passed the FDA Amendments Act of 2007
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Oral contraceptives not associated with increased cancer risk
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Longterm safety of antenatal corticosteroids highlighted
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Acetic acid: Vaginal burn injury and bleeding successfully treated with estrogen cream: case report
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Allopurinol: First report of relapse of psychotic disorders: case report
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Abacavir interaction: Interaction with concomitant alcohol leading to alcohol intolerance (first report): 3 case reports
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Allopurinol: Stevens-Johnson syndrome, drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis: 3 case reports
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Antineoplastics: Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome in paediatric patients: 3 case reports
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Aripiprazole interaction: Interaction with concomitant tamoxifen leading to tardive dyskinesia?: case report
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Aspirin withdrawal: Coronary stent thrombosis: case report
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Atazanavir/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate: Acute interstitial nephritis: 3 case reports
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Atorvastatin/pravastatin/simvastatin: Interstitial lung disease: 7 case reports
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Azathioprine: Hepatocellular carcinoma: case report
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BCG: Ruptured mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta following intravesical instillation in an elderly patient: case report
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Bupropion: Anisocoria: case report
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Calcium chloride: Skin necrosis: 4 case reports
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Carbamazepine: Hyponatraemia: case report
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Ciclosporin/prednisolone/sirolimus: Adenocarcinoma (first report with sirolimus) in an elderly renal transplant recipient: case report
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Ciclosporin/corticosteroids: Leiomyosarcoma in a kidney transplant patient: case report
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Cinacalcet: Kidney disorders (first report of nephrocalcinosis) in a renal transplant recipient: case report
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Citalopram/pethidine: Serotonin syndrome: case report
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Citalopram/fluoxetine/ziprasidone: Urinary retention: case report
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Corticosteroids/immunosuppressants: Cancer: 8 case reports
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Dexmedetomidine: Hypothermia and bradycardia in a neonate: case report
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Dipotassium clorazepate/ziprasidone overdose: Consciousness disorders: case report
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Donepezil interaction: First report of interactions with escitalopram, omeprazole and propranolol, leading to QT interval prolongation in an elderly patient: case report
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Efalizumab: First report of exacerbation of pityriasis: case report
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Etanercept: First report of carcinoid tumour: case report
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Ethinylestradiol/norethisterone: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in a patient with a prothrombin gene mutation: case report
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Etizolam overdose: Agitation (first report), hypotonia (first report), muscle weakness and drowsiness in an infant: case report
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Fentanyl overdose: Death in an elderly patient following transdermal administration: case report
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Fluorouracil: First report of constrictive bronchiolitis: case report
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Herbal medicines: Liver injury: 10 case reports
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Gadopentetic acid: Encephalopathy following inadvertent intrathecal administration: case report
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Herbal medicines: Liver injury: 12 case reports
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Hydroxocobalamin: Allergy treated with cyanocobalamin desensitisation: 2 case reports
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Imatinib: Interstitial pneumonia: case report
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Immunosuppressants: Donor-derived T-cell leukaemia: case report
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Immunosuppressants: Scedosporium apiospermum infection successfully treated with voriconazole: case report
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Indigotindisulfonate sodium: Cerebral oxygen desaturation (first report)?: 4 case reports
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Insulin lispro: Delayed hypersensitivity reaction to meta-cresol excipient: case report
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Lamivudine: Hepatitis B reactivation: case report
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Lamotrigine: Psychotic disorders: 6 case reports
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Lamotrigine overdose: Status epilepticus: case report
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Methotrexate: Meningoencephalitis due to enterovirus 71 infection in a child: case report
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Mifepristone: First report of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: 2 case reports
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Natalizumab: Delayed allergic reaction: case report
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Nimesulide: First report of radiation recall dermatitis: case report
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Omeprazole/pantoprazole: Anaphylaxis: case report
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Oxytocin: Hypotension successfully treated with vasopressin: 2 case reports
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Povidone iodine: Vision disorders: 3 case reports
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Phenytoin interaction: Interaction with concomitant temozolomide leading to delirium in an elderly patient: case report
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Prednisone withdrawal: First report of splenial lesion of the corpus callosum: case report
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Risperidone: Sialorrhoea: case report
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Propranolol: Heart arrest: 3 case reports
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Ranibizumab: Retinal pigment epithelial tear in an elderly patient: case report
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Rituximab: First report of psoriasis: 3 case reports
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Rocuronium bromide: Prolonged residual paralysis in an elderly patient: case report
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Salbutamol: Bronchoconstriction: case report
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Sunitinib: Tumour lysis syndrome: case report
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Tretinoin: Retinoic acid syndrome in an elderly patient: case report
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Sorafenib: Pancreatitis in an elderly patient: case report
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Valproic acid: Hyperammonaemic encephalopathy: 2 case reports
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Valproic acid: Encephalopathy and hyperammonaemia: case report
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Valproic acid interaction: Interaction with concomitant meropenem leading to decreased serum valproic acid concentrations: 2 case reports
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