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Popular rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ulcerative colitis medication Xeljanz has been potentially linked to causing strokes and blood clots. Review our Xeljanz Safety Evaluation Timeline for more information on the approval history of Xeljanz and the study potentially connecting Xeljanz to strokes and blood clots. Xeljanz is also linked to Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE)…

Xeljanz and MACE Injuries Preliminary results from an FDA-mandated study conducted by Xeljanz and Xeljanz XR’s manufacturer, Pfizer, found that patients taking the popular rheumatoid arthritis medication are at an increased risk of developing serious heart-related injuries.  Xeljanz is also used to treat psoriatic arthritis and ulcerative colitis. The preliminary results of the study were concerning…

Medication errors can create countless devastating impacts that can be long-term, serious, debilitating, and may even cause death. There are more than 100,000 medication errors reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration every year and, sadly, most of these errors are preventable. Proper oversight may be overlooked on multiple levels of patient care which…

What is Stevens-Johnson Syndrome? Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is an uncommon but painful skin condition which can result in severe burn-like symptoms and possibly even death. With SJS, the skin blisters and the top layer of affected skin eventually sheds off. The painful blisters spread to mucus membranes throughout the body. SJS can be caused by…

What Is SJS And What Are The Symptoms? Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is a serious and potentially life-threatening skin reaction. SJS reactions typically start with flu-like symptoms and often a rash in which skin blisters like a burn and the top layer of affected skin sheds. The blisters are immensely painful and usually spread throughout the…

Many lots of the drug Valsartan were recalled last year due to the contamination of n-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a known animal carcinogen and a probable human carcinogen. More recently, a number of manufacturers recalled their Zantac and ranitidine products due to the belief that the drugs can naturally produce high levels of NDMA as a byproduct of the digestion…