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Sinus infections and Ketek

I currently have a sinus infection- I found out that I have had one for approximately three months. I was originally prescribed Ketek, which is an antibiotic that is supposedely "brand new". I...

Subpoenas Issued For Witnesses To Appear At February 2008 U.S. House Committee Hearing On Ketek

Congress Wants To Know When Sanofi-Aventis And The FDA Learned About Fraud Involved With Ketek Study 3014 (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Soon after noon on January 29, 2008 Ed Silverman...

Ketek: Next on the firing line

Newly-approved drugs are being picked off one by one.

Senator Grassley’s December 2007 Letter To FDA Questions Agency's Approval Of Ketek

Sanofi-Aventis Antibiotic Has Been Subject Of Controversy Since Reports of Liver Damage Surfaced In Early 2006 The safety concerns about Ketek (telithromycin) began in early 2006 after Health Canada...

Senator Grassley's December 2007 Letter To FDA Questions Agency's Approval Of Ketek

Sanofi-Aventis Antibiotic Has Been Subject Of Controversy Since Reports of Liver Damage Surfaced In Early 2006 The safety concerns about Ketek (telithromycin) began in early 2006 after Health Canada...

Case Report Shows How Diagnosis Of Ketek-Induced Liver Injury Is Made By Doctors

Abnormal Liver Function Tests In Man With No Hepatotoxicity Risk Factors After Taking Ketek For Three Days Indicates Drug Side Effect (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) As we have reported...

New Information From FDA On Alleged Problems With Ketek Safety Study 3014

October 2007 FDA Letter Says Aventis Did Not Follow Regulations And Statutory Requirements; Company Contends Study Conducted In Good Faith (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On October 24,...

The Use Of Antibiotic Ketek Appears To Significantly Increase Risk Of Liver Damage And Injury

2007 Medical Journal Article Reports That Ketek May Cause A Greater Than 80% Increased Risk Of Hepatotoxicity In early September 2007 Health Canada issued a MedEffect alert about Ketek which was...

The Use Of Antibiotic Ketek Appears To Significantly Increase One's Risk Of Liver Damage And Injury

2007 Medical Journal Article Reports That Ketek May Cause A Greater Than 80% Increased Risk Of Hepatotoxicity In early September 2007 Health Canada issued a MedEffect alert about Ketek which was...

Health Canada Issues Ketek MedEffect Alert In Early September 2007

Antibiotic Ketek Restricted To Certain Types Of Pneumonia; No Longer Used For Sinusitis, Bronchitis, Tonsillitis, Or Pharyngitis (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On September 5, 2007...

Ketek and shaky trial data

A look at how some of the shady data was obtained for this flawed antibiotic.