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Thursday, September 02 2010 |
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| UPDATE: FDA Warns On Increased Death Risk With Pfizer Antibiotic |
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| Publication Date: |
09/01/2010 |
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Dow Jones News Service |
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| The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that Pfizer Inc.'s antibiotic Tygacil was associated with an increased risk of death compared with other drugs when used to treat certain kinds of serious infections. The agency said the greatest increase in the death risk was seen when Tygacil was used to treat a type of hospital-acquired pneumonia known as ventilator- associated pneumonia. |
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