FDA requests warning for MR contrast agents.(in the news)(Food and Drug Administration)(magnetic resonance)(Brief article)

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked manufacturers to include a new boxed warning on the product labeling of all gadolinium-based magnetic resonance contrast agents.

The requested warning would state that patients with severe kidney insufficiency who receive gadolinium-based agents are at risk for developing a debilitating and potentially fatal disease known as nephrogenic systemic fibrosis, or NSF. In addition, the warning should state that patients just before or just after liver transplantation or those with chronic liver disease also are at risk for developing ...

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