Doribax Side Effects May Increase Death Risk for Pneumonia Patients: FDA
The FDA warns that the drug Doribax should not be used on patients with ventilator-acquired pneumonia due to a higher risk of death.
Tag Archives: Hospital Pneumonia
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Hospital-Acquired Infections Cost U.S. $10B Annually: Study
Hospital-acquired infections cost the U.S. health system $10 billion each year to treat preventable illnesses.
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Nursing Home Patient Dies After Police Shoot Him With Taser Gun
A nursing home resident has died after sustaining injuries from being shot with a Taser weapon by police.
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Public Citizen Petition for Black Box Warning on Tygacil Updated
Public Citizen, a prominent consumer watchdog organization, is reviving efforts to get more stringent warnings added to the antibiotic Tygacil, indicating the drug has an increased risk of death.
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Other-Sonic Ultrasound Gel May Be Linked to Risk of Infection, Colonization
Other-Sonic ultrasound transmission gel and generic equivalents may have bacterial contamination that could lead to infections, health regulators warned this week. The warning comes in the wake of an outbreak…
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Tygacil Side Effects Require Black Box Warnings, Petition to FDA Claims
The prominent consumer advocacy group Public Citizen is calling for the FDA to require a new black box warning for the antibiotic Tygacil, indicating that the drug carries a higher…
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Nexium, Zantac, Other Heartburn Drugs Increase Risk of Pneumonia: Study
Heartburn drugs like Nexium, Prilosec and Zantac may be linked to an increased risk of pneumonia, according to the findings of a new study conducted by South Korean researchers.
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Tygacil Side Effects Increase Risk of Death: FDA Warns
Federal drug safety regulators are changing the labeling on the antibiotic Tygacil to indicate that it carries an increased risk of death when compared to other antibiotics.
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Cubicin Side Effects May Increase Pneumonia Risk: FDA
Federal drug safety regulators are warning doctors and patients that the intravenous antibiotic Cubicin may increase the risk of pneumonia.
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Protonix May Increase Risk of Pneumonia Over Zantac for Critically Ill: Study
New research suggests that side effects of Protonix, a stomach acid reducer, may triple the risk of pneumonia for critically ill patients when compared to the competing medication, Zantac.
