Posts tagged pml

• Tysabri: Multiple Sclerosis Medication Linked to 13th Brain Infection Case

  David Mittleman | June 30, 2009 1:02 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Biogen Idec Inc., a biotechnology company, announced Friday that another patient who was taking its Tysabri multiple-sclerosis medicine is infected with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy,...

• Raptiva Puts Patients At Risk For PML

  David Mittleman | March 02, 2009 3:37 PM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Patients taking the Genentech product, Raptiva, for psoriasis are being warned by the Food and Drug Administration about the risks of developing a rare brain infection. A fourth possible report of...