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October 2011

Drug Safety Labeling Changes

The summary view includes drug products with safety labeling changes to the BOXED WARNING, CONTRAINDICATIONS, WARNINGS, PRECAUTIONS, ADVERSE REACTIONS, or PATIENT PACKAGE INSERT/MEDICATION GUIDE sections. The “quick view” table below provides the drug name and sections modified. Click on the drug name to go to the detailed view. The detailed view includes sections and subsections modified, a description of new or modified safety information in the BOXED WARNING, CONTRAINDICATIONS, or WARNINGS sections, and a link to the revised prescribing information.

Key to Label Section Acronyms:

BW=BOXED WARNING, C=CONTRAINDICATIONS, W=WARNINGS, P=PRECAUTIONS AR=ADVERSE REACTIONS, PPI/MG=PATIENT PACKAGE INSERT/MEDICATION GUIDE

           
DRUG NAME
SECTIONS MODIFIED (Click on drug name to go to detailed view)

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C

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P

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PPI/MG Definity Vial for (Perflutren Lipid Microsphere) Injectable Suspension X   X X X   Evamist (estradiol transdermal spray)
X
  X X   PCI/PPI Selzentry (maraviroc) Tablets
X
  X X     (Click on drug name to go to detailed view)

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C

W

P

AR

PPI/MG Demerol (meperidine hydrochloride)   X   X     Hycamtin (topotecan) Capsules   X X X X   Premarin (conjugated estrogens tablets, USP)   X X     PPI Suprenza (phentermine hydrochloride) ODT   X         (Click on drug name to go to detailed view)

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PPI/MG Amturnide (amlodipine/aliskiren/hydrochlorothiazide) Tablets     X X X   Avelox (moxifloxacin hydrochloride) Tablets and IV     X X     Byetta (exenatide) injection     X X X PCI/MG Clozaril (clozapine) Tablets     X X     Ciprofloxacin Tablets
Ciprofloxacin IV for Inusion Vial
Ciprofloxacin 0.2 % Solution in 5% Dextrose
Ciprofloxacin Oral Suspension
Cipro XR Tablets
    X       Factive (gemifloxacin mesylate) Tablets     X       Gallium Citrate Ga 67 Injection     X      

Lactated Ringer’s injection in aviva plastic container

Lactated Ringer’s,

Lactated Ringer’s and 5% Dextrose

Sodium Lactate (M/6 sodium lactate) injections in viaflex plastic container

    X X X   Levaquin (levofloxacin) Tablets     X X     Lithium Carbonate 150 mg, 300 mg, and 600 mg capsules     X   X PCI Lithobid (lithium carbonate) Extended-Release tablets     X   X PCI Nexavar (sorafenib)     X X X PCI Noroxin (norfloxacin) Tablets     X       OxyContin (oxycodone hydrochloride) Controlled-Release Tablets     X X     Tasigna (nilotinib) Capsules     X X     Veramyst, (fluticasone furoate) Nasal Spray     X X X PCI Votrient (pazopanib hydrochloride) Tablets     X X X MG Vumon (teniposide) Injection     X   X   Vytorin (ezetimibe/simvastatin) Tablets     X X X PCI Zocor (simvastatin) Tablets     X X     (Click on drug name to go to detailed view)

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PPI/MG Accupril (quinapril hydrochloride) Tablets       X     Accuretic (quinapril HCl/hydrochlorothiazide)       X     Azor (amlodipine and olmesartan medoxomil) Tablets       X     Dexilant (dexlansoprazole) delayed-release capsules       X     Exforge (amlodipine/valsartan) Tablets       X     Exforge HCT (amlodipine/valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide) Tablets
      X     Intelence (etravirine) Tablets       X   PPI Ixempra kit (ixabepilone) for injection       X     Leukeran (chlorambucil) Tablet       X     Lotrel (amlodipine besylate and benazepril hydrochloride) Capsules       X     Macugen (pegaptanib sodium injection)       X     Norvasc (amlodipine besylate) Tablets       X     Prevacid (lansoprazole) Delayed-Release Capsules and
Prevacid Solutab (lansoprazole) Delayed-Release Orally Disintegrating Tablets
      X     Protonix (pantoprazole sodium) For Delayed Release Oral Suspension and Delayed Release Tablets       X     Tekturna (aliskiren) Tablets       X     (Click on drug name to go to detailed view)

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PPI/MG Prezista (darunavir) Tablets        
X
PPI Reyataz (atazanavir sulfate)        
X
  Saphris (asenapine) sublingual Tablets        
X
  Sprycel (dasatinib) Tablets        
X
  Symbyax (olanzapine and fluoxetine HCl)        
X
  (Click on drug name to go to detailed view)

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PPI/MG

Humalog (insulin lispro injection)

Humalog Mix 75/25 (75% insulin lispro protamine suspension/25% insulin lispro injection [rDNA origin])
Humalog Mix 50/50 (50% insulin lispro protamine suspension/50 insulin lispro injection [rDNA origin])

          PPI          

 

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