Simvastatin Plus Amoxicillin Safety Concerns
Officials with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have released the agency's newest list of possible drug safety issues, which covers safety issues the FDA has noted between April and June of this year. Drugs on the list include the birth control pill Inplanon, the breast cancer drug Herceptin, and the heart drug Multaq. Other drugs included are the antibiotics Cleocin and Afinitor, the gout med Uloric, and the anemia drug Feraheme. The entire list can be found here at the FDA's...
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