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Metabolic Risk Contributes to Diabetes Onset in People With HIV

MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 – For people with HIV (PWH) with low-to-moderate atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk, metabolic risk factors contribute to new-onset diabetes mellitus (DM) among...

FDA Medwatch Alert: FDA Requests Removal of Strongest Warning Against Using Cholesterol-Lowering Statins During Pregnancy; Still Advises Most Pregnant Patients Should Stop Taking Statins

What safety information is FDA announcing? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting removal of its strongest warning against using cholesterol-lowering statin medicines in pregnant...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Red Yeast Rice by Doctor’s Best: Recall - Undeclared Lovastatin

ISSUE: Doctor’s Best is voluntarily recalling lot 3121005 (7379 bottles) of Red Yeast Rice dietary supplement, 600 mg Capsules, 120-count bottles to the retail level. Doctor’s Best Red Yeast Rice has ...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Statins and HIV or Hepatitis C Drugs: Drug Safety Communication - Interaction Increases Risk of Muscle Injury

ISSUE: FDA notified healthcare professionals  of updates to the prescribing information concerning interactions between  protease inhibitors and certain statin  drugs. Protease inhibitors and statins ...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Statin Drugs - Drug Safety Communication: Class Labeling Change

ISSUE: FDA has approved important safety label changes for the class of cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins. The changes include removal of routine monitoring of liver enzymes from drug...

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