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| KIDNEYS IN THE NEWS |
Portland, Oregon Thursday, January 26, 2006
Source: The Oregonian, page A4 By Marc Kaufman, LA Times - Washington Post Service.
Medicine: The research finds increased risks for kidney failure and heart attacks from aprotinin..
A popular drug given to more than a million people since 1993 to limit blood loss during heart surgery doubles a patient's risk of kidney failure and substantially increases the risk of a heart attack, a major study has found.
The research, being published today in the New England Journal of Medicine with a supportive editorial commentary, concluded that use of the drug -- Bayer Corp.'s aprotinin -- causes more than 11,000 patients worldwide to need kidney dialysis each year.
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Portland, Oregon Sunday February 05, 2006
Source: Parade, page 14, February 05, 2006. IMPORTANT FACTS -- LIPITOR (LIP-ih-tore).
Possible side effects of LIPITOR.
Serious side effects in a small number of people: Muscle problems that can lead to kidney problems, including kidney failure. Your chance for muscle problems is higher if you take certain other medicines with LIPITOR. Talk with your doctor.
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