Posts tagged psoriasis

• Raptiva Withdrawn From Market Due to Risk of Neurological Disease Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy

  Jean Martin | April 08, 2009 6:56 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The FDA announced today that the manufacturer of the psoriasis drug Rapitva has begun a voluntary withdrawal of the prescription drug from the U.S. Market. The withdrawal is due to the risk of...

• Psoriasis Drug Raptiva May Cause Serious Brain Infection

  Jean Martin | March 26, 2009 10:29 AM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The FDA recently announced that the Psoriasis drug, Raptiva, has been linked to three, and possibly a fourth, cases of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML). PML is a brain infection that...