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• Invirase (saquinavir): Ongoing safety review of clinical trial data - Possible association with abnormal heart rhythms when used in combination with Norvir (ritonavir).
• Long-Acting Beta-Agonists (LABAs): New Safe Use Requirements - FDA requires risk management plan and class-labeling changes for all LABAs.
• Maalox Total Relief and Maalox Liquid Products: Medication Use Errors - Consumers who have a history of gastrointestinal ulcers or a bleeding disorder should not use Maalox Total Relief because it contains bismuth subsalicylate, a substance chemically related to aspirin.
• OneTouch SureStep Test Strips (LifeScan): Recall - Test strips are being recalled because they may provide falsely low glucose results when the glucose level is higher than 400 mg/dL.
• Oral Bisphosphonates: Ongoing Safety Review of Atypical Subtrochanteric Femur Fractures - FDA review of available data have not shown a clear connection between bisphosphonate use and a risk of atypical subtrochanteric femur fractures.
• Safesheath CSG Coronary Sinus Guide Hemostatic Introducer System with Infusion Sideport by Thomas Medical - Sheath tip may break off and separate while the sheath is inside a blood vessel, leading to serious injury or death.
• StatSpin Express 4 Centrifuges Model 510: Class I Recall - Rotor may break and eject pieces of the rotor which may cause serious physical injury to bystanders and expose them to blood-borne infectious micro-organisms.
• Thomas Medical Products, Inc., Transseptal Sheath Introducer Kits: Class I Recall - Sheath tip may break off and separate during heart procedures, causing a blockage that could lead to permanent injury and/or death.
• Tysabri (Natalizumab): Update of Healthcare Professional Information - Risk of developing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) increases with increasing duration of exposure to Tysabri.
• WinRho SDF (Rho(D) Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human): Risk of Intravascular Hemolysis - Cases of intravascular hemolysis and its complications have been reported in patients treated for immune thrombocytopenic purpura with WinRho.
• Zyprexa (olanzapine): Use in Adolescents - Clinicians should consider the potential long-term risks when prescribing to adolescents.

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