Risk alert - drugs — TMLT: Medical Liability Coverage for Texas Physicians

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Arava (leflunomide) — boxed warning

Coumadin 1 mg tablet blister packs — recall

Qualaquin (quinine sulfate) — new risk evaluation and mitigation strategy

Mylotarg (gemtuzumab ozogamicin) — market withdrawal

Tamiflu: counterfeit product sold online dangerous to patients allergic to penicillin

PediaCare Multi-Symptom Cold, PediaCare Long Acting Cough, PediaCare Decongestant, PediaCare Allergy and Cold — recall

Metronidazole, ciprofloxacin, and ondansetron sold under the Claris, Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, and West-Ward Pharmaceuticals labels — recall due to contamination of products

Orlistat (marketed as Alli and Xenical) — labeling change

Hylenex recombinant (hyaluronidase human injection) — recall

Ultram (tramadol hydrochloride), Ultracet (tramadol hydrochloride/acetaminophen) — label change

GnRH Agonists — safety review of drug class used to treat prostate cancer (sold under the brand names Lupron, Zoladex, Trelstar, Viadur, Vantas, Eligard, Synarel, and generics)

Over-the-counter infants' and children's products, including Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec, and Benadryl products — recall

Propylthiouracil — new boxed warning on severe liver injury

Update — Rotarix Vaccine

Plavix (clopidogrel) — boxed warning added regarding reduced effectiveness in poor metabolizers

Oral bisphosphonates — ongoing safety review of atypical subtrochanteric femur fractures

Avandia (rosiglitazone) — ongoing review of cardiovascular safety

Long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs) — new safe use requirements

Zyprexa (olanzapine) — use in adolescents

Meridia (sibutramine hydrochloride) — follow up about ongoing safety review

Alli 60 mg capsules (120 count refill kit) — counterfeit product

Certain lots of over-the-counter products, such as Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, Rolaids, St. Joseph Aspirin, Simply Sleep — voluntary recall

Risk alert — drugs