We continue to monitor the medical literature for any Padcev skin reaction case report involving toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS). In this post, we cover two Padcev-induced TEN / SJS cases where the patient died from their Padcev side effects. We start with a Case Report item published by the Journal of The … [Read more...]
Padcev Linked to SJS and TEN: From No Warning to “Black Box” in Less Than 2 Years
We are going to look at how the Padcev drug label went from having no warning about Padcev skin side effects Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) when approved by the FDA in December 2019 to the Padcev drug label having a “Black-Box” warning about the SJS and TEN skin side effects in July 2021, less than 2 years after … [Read more...]
Health Canada Increases Warnings About Aranesp Skin Adverse Reactions
On May 5, 2017 the Canadian drug regulatory agency issued this Dear Healthcare Professional Letter: “ARANESP – Risk of Severe Skin Reactions: Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis”. From this recent Health Canada Aranesp alert we get this updated drug safety information: In some patients, ARANESP has been associated with … [Read more...]