miércoles, 2 de diciembre de 2009

Norpramin (desipramine hydrochloride)



Norpramin (desipramine hydrochloride) - Dear Healthcare Professional Letter
Audience: Psychiatric healthcare professionals


Sanofi-Aventis and FDA notified healthcare professionals of changes to the Warnings and Overdosage sections of the Prescribing Information for Norpramin (desipramine hydrochloride), indicated for the treatment of depression. The new safety information states that extreme caution should be used when this drug is given to patients who have a family history of sudden death, cardiac dysrhythmias, and cardiac conduction disturbances; and that seizures precede cardiac dysrhythmias and death in some patients.

Read the complete MedWatch 2009 Safety summary, including a link to the Dear Healthcare Professional letter, at:

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm192655.htm
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Norpramin (desipramine hydrochloride) - Dear Healthcare Professional Letter
Audience: Psychiatric healthcare professionals

[Posted 12/02/2009] Sanofi-Aventis and FDA notified healthcare professionals of changes to the Warnings and Overdosage sections of the Prescribing Information for Norpramin (desipramine hydrochloride), indicated for the treatment of depression. The new safety information states that extreme caution should be used when this drug is given to patients who have a family history of sudden death, cardiac dysrhythmias, and cardiac conduction disturbances; and that seizures precede cardiac dysrhythmias and death in some patients.
[December 2009 - Dear Healthcare Professional Letter - Sanofi-Aventis]

http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/UCM192657.pdf

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