Reports of renal impairment and kidney failure linked to Invokana (canagliflozin) use come as no surprise, given its mechanism of action, and should have been expected by Janssen Pharmaceutical. Invokana is used to treat type 2 diabetes. It works by … [Read more...]
Ketoacidosis
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a dangerous medical condition that can affect anyone with diabetes, but is rare in type 2 diabetes. In DKA, acids build up in your blood. It can lead to diabetic coma and death. Invokana (canagliflozin) is in a class of … [Read more...]
Many People Giving Up on Statins because of Side Effects
A story earlier this month on NPR discussed the results of a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The study looked at around 100,000 people who were taking cholesterol-lowering statins between 2000 and 2008, and showed that nearly 17 … [Read more...]
Diabetes Medications Linked to Pancreatitis
A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine has found that Januvia and Byetta, two popular GLP-1 therapies used for the treatment of diabetes, may greatly increase the risk of pancreatitis. The FDA flagged Byetta for pancreatitis in 2007 and … [Read more...]
FDA Warns about Mixing Xyrem and Alcohol
Mixing booze and pills is always a bad combination, but the FDA still must continually warn people about this. In one of the latest warnings, the FDA is telling healthcare professionals to let patients know that mixing the drug sodium oxybate … [Read more...]
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