adverse events

(MedPage Today) -- Children with asthma had a five-fold greater risk of adverse events with long-acting beta-agonists compared with the general population of asthma patients, FDA investigators concluded from a meta-analysis.

(MedPage Today) -- At one year there were no significant survival differences among high-risk patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement compared with those who had surgical repair, but there were significant differences in adverse events at 30 days, according to results of the PARTNER trial.

(MedPage Today) -- The longer patients stay in an emergency department without being admitted, the higher the risk of death or admission within seven days, according to a Canadian population-based retrospective cohort study.

This voluntary recall was initiated because some of the vials of this lot may contain visible particulates.

Potential adverse events after intravenous administration of solutions containing particulates may include disruption of blood flow within small blood vessels in the lung, localized inflammation (swelling and redness), and granuloma formation.

This voluntary recall was initiated because some vials of this lot were observed to contain particulates. American Regent is undertaking this recall in consideration of the potential for safety issues if this lot of product is administered to patients.

Potential adverse events after intravenous administration of solutions containing particulates may include disruption of blood flow within small blood vessels in the lungs, localized inflammation (swelling and accumulation of inflammatory cells), and granuloma formation.

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Immunotherapy for kids’ milk allergy may be far more effective with oral rather than sublingual dosing -- although at the cost of more severe adverse events during treatment, researchers found in the first head-to-head comparison of therapy.

This voluntary recall was initiated because some vials of these lots either contain particulates or have the potential to form particulates prior to their respective expiration dates.

Potential adverse events after intravenous administration of solutions containing particulates, may include disruption of blood flow within small blood vessels in the lung, localized inflammation (swelling and redness due to accumulation of inflammatory cells), and granuloma formation.

This voluntary recall was initiated because some of the vials of these lots may contain visible particulates.

Potential adverse events after intravenous administration of solutions containing particulates may include disruption of blood flow within small blood vessels in the lung, localized inflammation (swelling and redness due to accumulation of inflammatory cells), and granuloma formation.

American Regent is undertaking this voluntary recall in consideration of the potential for safety issues if these lots of product are administered to patients.

(MedPage Today) -- Patients with immune thrombocytopenia had a better platelet response, fewer adverse events, and better quality of life when treated with the thrombopoietin mimetic romiplastin versus standard care, investigators in a multicenter trial reported.

(MedPage Today) -- Children with a dry cough at night or wheezing during exercise are at elevated risk of respiratory adverse events during and after general anesthesia, researchers reported.