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FDA warns of birth defects linked to immunosuppressants
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Drug Topics
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June 16, 2008| Author:
Anonymous
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The Food & Drug Administration has issued a warning to healthcare professionals about an increased risk of spontaneous abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy and an increased risk of birth defects for women taking mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept, Roche) or mycophenoHc acid (Myfortic, Novartis). Both drugs are FDA approved as immunosuppressants used to prevent organ transplant rejection and are used off-label to treat systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, ...
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