Patients should avoid using the stomach acid reducer Prilosec/Prilosec OTC (omeprazole) with the anti-clotting drug Plavix (clopidogrel), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned on Nov. 17.
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FDA Announces New Warning on Plavix: Avoid Use with Prilosec/Prilosec OTC
CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Thomas Lavery, of Irvine, CA, was sentenced to 52 months of incarceration to be followed by three years of supervised release for illegally distributing large quantities of Serostim, an HIV drug, which were illegally purchased from illegitimate sources and then illegally sold to wholesale distributors in various parts of the country, using falsified paperwork. Judge McAuliffe also entered an order of forfeiture against Lavery for the sum of $1,009,460.
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DOJ News Release: California Man Sentenced for Prescription Drug Diversion
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned health care professionals about the risk of serious liver injury associated with the use of the anti-thyroid drug propylthiouracil (PTU) for the treatment of Graves’ disease.
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FDA Warns About Serious Liver Injury Associated With Anti-Thyroid Drug