FDA links arthritis drugs to deaths

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The Food and Drug Administration ordered stronger warnings Thursday on four medications widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses, saying they can raise the risk of possibly fatal ...

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KNIUQS

United States

WHAT? ME WORRY?

Libalemoi

Boca Raton, FL

My husband was always given a strong warning to watch for flu-like symptoms when he was given Remicade in the late 90's. The risk was always there, and doctors knew, and warned patients, about it.

OMGWTF

North Liberty, IA

Once again it is a risk vs benefit trade off. For some people, the risk of developing a sever infection is worth the relief these products offer. Now that health care providers should be on the look-out for histoplasmosis there will, hopefully, be fewer deaths as a result in patients on TNFa blockers.

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