Another Warning Label Change: Rituxan Label Changed Again After RA Patient Contracts Brain Infection
Tuesday, den 25. November 2008
On September 11, the FDA, Genentech and Biogen Idec (the manufacturers of Rituxan) announced that the labeling for the drug is being revised. This comes after the first report that a patient taking Rituxan to treat rheumatoid arthritis had died of the brain infection progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). Rituxan is approved to treat RA and [...]
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