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FDA Ketek
| Date: | Friday January 20, 2006 |
| Type: | Task
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Ketek (telithromycin)
Audience: Infectious Disease, Hepatology and other healthcare professionals
[Posted 01/20/2006] Annals of Internal Medicine published an article reporting three patients who experienced serious liver toxicity following administration of Ketek (telithromycin). These cases were also reported to FDA MedWatch. Telithromycin is marketed and used extensively in many other countries, including countries in Europe and Japan. While it is difficult to determine the actual frequency of adverse events from voluntary reporting systems such as the MedWatch program, the FDA is co |
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