UPDATE: On December 15, 2017, the FDA released an updated drug label for Gilenya with increased warnings. (12/27/17). Background After conducting a routine review of the immunosuppressive drug Gilenya (fingolimod), the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) recently suggested that the drug label for Gilenya be … [Read more...]
FDA Makes Adverse Drug Reactions Easier to Find with New Search Tool
On September 28, 2017, the FDA released a new search tool that allows patients, doctors, and others to see the adverse events reported for a particular drug or medical device by searching the product name, patient age, adverse event type and date, or timeframe in which an event occurred. This tool is referred to as the FDA Adverse Events … [Read more...]