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• Xeloda Black Box Warning Added Due toBleeding Risk with Blood Thinner Use

  January 20, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has added a new black box warning to Xeloda, a cancer drug which may increase the risk of bleeding when used with certain blood thinners.

• Xeloda Side Effects Linked to Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: Health Canada

  December 9, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Canadian officials warn that the cancer drug Xeloda is associated with fatal but rare skin reactions.

• New ISMP Report Looks At Drug Side Effect Deaths, Reporting Problems

  October 17, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  In 2012, there was an increase in FDA adverse event reports involving patient deaths linked to drug side effects, and a number of drugs racked up large amounts of adverse event reports, according a new report by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)