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Esophageal Cancer with Oral Bisphosphonate use

A series of cases of Esophageal cancer with alendronate as the suspect drug has been published in the latest issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.Reference: NEJM 2009; 360(1):89-90.Source:...

Isoniazid Toxicity Presenting As Status Epilepticus and Severe Metabolic Acidosis

A case of Isoniazid Toxicity Presenting As Status Epilepticus and Severe Metabolic Acidosis has been published in the latest issue of Journal of Association of Physicians of India.Reference: JAPI 2009;57:70-71.Source:...

Varenicline-Associated Acute Renal Failure

A case highlighting the association between acute renal failure and varenicline has been published in the latest issue of The Annals of Pharmacotherapy.Reference: The Annals of Pharmacotherapy: Vol. 42, No. 12, pp. 1908-1911. Source:...

Weight Loss Pills

FDA alerted consumers nationwide not to purchase or consume more than 25 different products marketed for weight loss because they contain undeclared, active pharmaceutical ingredients that may put consumers' health at risk. The undeclared active pharmaceutical ingredients in some of these products include sibutramine (a controlled substance), rimonabant ( a drug not approved for marketing in the United States), phenytoin ( an anti-seizure medication), and phenolphthalein (a solution used in...