Pet Food

The FDA regulates that can of cat food, bag of dog food, or box of dog treats or snacks in your pantry. The FDA’s regulation of pet food is similar to that for other animal feeds. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) requires that pet foods, like human foods, be safe to eat, produced under sanitary conditions, contain no harmful substances, and be truthfully labeled.

Risk of life-threatening infections associated with Raptiva use.

FDA notified healthcare professionals of extensive labeling changes, including a Boxed Warning, to highlight the risks of life-threatening infections, including bacterial sepsis, viral meningitis, invasive fungal disease, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and other opportunistic infections with the use of Raptiva. In addition, the prescribing information will be updated to describe a potential risk for the permanent suppression of the immune system with repeat administration of Raptiva in children. Raptiva is not approved for children under 18 years of age.

Doctors and other prescribers should carefully evaluate and weigh the risk/benefit profile of Raptiva for patients who would be more susceptible to these risks. Health care professionals should monitor patients treated with Raptiva for the signs and symptoms of these adverse events and also instruct patients to report any such signs and symptoms to them without delay. Patients identified to begin therapy with Raptiva should have received all their age-appropriate vaccinations before starting the drug.

Patients with pre-existing infections or who have a compromised immune system should notify their health care professional before beginning treatment with Raptiva.

Claritin Side Effect occurred on 2008-10-25

no improvement in original symptoms, depression,suicidal thoughts, suicidal gesture

Zyrtec side effects: Excessive hair shedding

Episode #75
Side Effect Date:2008-07-22
Symptoms: Excessive hair shedding
Medication Name: ZYRTEC
Diagnosis or Reason for Use: Seasonal Allergies
Outcomes Attributed to Side Effect:
	Death Life-threatening Hospitalization – initial or prolonged Disability or Permanent Damage Congenital Anomaly/Birth Defect Required Intervention to Prevent Permanent Damage Other Serious (Important Medical Events)
Describe Event, Problem or Product Use Error: I started taking Zyrtec around June 18 and the next week my husband noticed that I was shedding hair. I told him that happens every so often and it lasts about a week. This time it has not stopped and I have been losing more hair every week. After I wash and dry my hair I am counting over 500 strands of hair. I am now off zyrtec and I will have to wait and see the long term effects.
Medication dose: Zyrtec OTC 10 mg
Frequency of Use: once a day for 32 days
Other medications used at the time of event: none
Other Relevant History, Including Preexisting Medical Conditions:
Patient’s Age at the time of event: 40
Patient’s gender: F
Patient’s weight at the timeof event:

Zonegran side effects: Fever rash oral ulcer UTI

Episode #94
Side Effect Date:2008-08-01
Symptoms: Fever rash oral ulcer UTI
Medication Name: ZONEGRAN
Diagnosis or Reason for Use: SEIZURES
Outcomes Attributed to Side Effect:
	Death Life-threatening Hospitalization – initial or prolonged Disability or Permanent Damage Congenital Anomaly/Birth Defect Required Intervention to Prevent Permanent Damage Other Serious (Important Medical Events)
Describe Event, Problem or Product Use Error:
Medication dose: 100 mg
Frequency of Use:
Other medications used at the time of event: LEVITRACETAM
Other Relevant History, Including Preexisting Medical Conditions: NO
Patient’s Age at the time of event: 24
Patient’s gender: F
Patient’s weight at the timeof event:

Zicam side effects: Hives

Episode #67
Side Effect Date:2008-06-25
Symptoms: “i can no longer taste food, it seems my taste buds are gone”
Medication Name: ZICAM
Diagnosis or Reason for Use: sore throat
Outcomes Attributed to Side Effect:
	Death Life-threatening Hospitalization – initial or prolonged Disability or Permanent Damage Congenital Anomaly/Birth Defect Required Intervention to Prevent Permanent Damage Other Serious (Important Medical Events)
Describe Event, Problem or Product Use Error: no warning
Medication dose: 1 tablet melt in your mouth
Frequency of Use: every three or four hours
Other medications used at the time of event: none
Other Relevant History, Including Preexisting Medical Conditions: none
Patient’s Age at the time of event: 50
Patient’s gender: F
Patient’s weight at the timeof event:

Episode #204
Side Effect Date:2008-09-29
Symptoms: Hives
Medication Name: ZICAM
Diagnosis or Reason for Use: I had a cold
Outcomes Attributed to Side Effect:
	Death Life-threatening Hospitalization – initial or prolonged Disability or Permanent Damage Congenital Anomaly/Birth Defect Required Intervention to Prevent Permanent Damage Other Serious (Important Medical Events)
Describe Event, Problem or Product Use Error: I followed the instructions and on my 2nd tablet that\’s when I noticed the hives.
Medication dose: 1 tablet every 3 hours
Frequency of Use:
Other medications used at the time of event: I had to to take Benadryl for the hives.
Other Relevant History, Including Preexisting Medical Conditions:
Patient’s Age at the time of event: 38
Patient’s gender: F
Patient’s weight at the timeof event:

Zeldox side effects: “Fibrome du sein gauche 1,5 cm”

Episode #141
Side Effect Date:2008-08-14
Symptoms: “Fibrome du sein gauche 1,5 cm”
Medication Name: ZELDOX
Diagnosis or Reason for Use: Schizoaffective troubles
Outcomes Attributed to Side Effect:
	Death Life-threatening Hospitalization – initial or prolonged Disability or Permanent Damage Congenital Anomaly/Birth Defect Required Intervention to Prevent Permanent Damage Other Serious (Important Medical Events)
Describe Event, Problem or Product Use Error:
Medication dose: 40 mg a day
Frequency of Use: one time
Other medications used at the time of event: none
Other Relevant History, Including Preexisting Medical Conditions: no smoking no alcohol
Patient’s Age at the time of event: 28
Patient’s gender: F
Patient’s weight at the timeof event:

Yasmin side effects: “hallucinations, depression, suicidal, anxiety, panic attack”

Episode #266
Side Effect Date:2007-09-01
Symptoms: “hallucinations, depression, suicidal, anxiety, panic attack”
Medication Name: YASMIN
Diagnosis or Reason for Use: acne
Outcomes Attributed to Side Effect:
	Death Life-threatening Hospitalization – initial or prolonged Disability or Permanent Damage Congenital Anomaly/Birth Defect Required Intervention to Prevent Permanent Damage Other Serious (Important Medical Events)
Describe Event, Problem or Product Use Error: I started hearing and seeing things that weren\’t there and become very suicidially depressed.
Medication dose:
Frequency of Use: daily
Other medications used at the time of event:
Other Relevant History, Including Preexisting Medical Conditions: alcohol use and small drug use
Patient’s Age at the time of event: 19
Patient’s gender: F
Patient’s weight at the timeof event:

Wellbutrin side effects: “Severe panic attack, ended up in the ER, HR shot up suddenly, couldn\’t breathe, thought I was on the verge of death or a seizure. Now taking Ativan just to get through a day. I\’m absolutely miserable!”

Episode #339
Side Effect Date:2008-10-13
Symptoms: “Severe panic attack, ended up in the ER, HR shot up suddenly, couldn\’t breathe, thought I was on the verge of death or a seizure. Now taking Ativan just to get through a day. I\’m absolutely miserable!”
Medication Name: WELLBUTRIN
Diagnosis or Reason for Use: mild depression
Outcomes Attributed to Side Effect:
	Death Life-threatening Hospitalization – initial or prolonged Disability or Permanent Damage Congenital Anomaly/Birth Defect Required Intervention to Prevent Permanent Damage Other Serious (Important Medical Events)
Describe Event, Problem or Product Use Error:
Medication dose: 150mg
Frequency of Use: once a day
Other medications used at the time of event: none
Other Relevant History, Including Preexisting Medical Conditions: smoker
Patient’s Age at the time of event: 28
Patient’s gender: F
Patient’s weight at the timeof event:

Vivitrol side effects: hives on stomach legs arms extremely itchy wake up in the night and want to rip skin off

Episode #151
Side Effect Date:2008-07-25
Symptoms: hives on stomach legs arms extremely itchy wake up in the night and want to rip skin off
Medication Name: VIVITROL
Diagnosis or Reason for Use: opiod abuser
Outcomes Attributed to Side Effect:
	Death Life-threatening Hospitalization – initial or prolonged Disability or Permanent Damage Congenital Anomaly/Birth Defect Required Intervention to Prevent Permanent Damage Other Serious (Important Medical Events)
Describe Event, Problem or Product Use Error:
Medication dose: 1x per month injectiono
Frequency of Use: for past 3 months
Other medications used at the time of event: wellbutrin
Other Relevant History, Including Preexisting Medical Conditions:
Patient’s Age at the time of event: 21
Patient’s gender: F
Patient’s weight at the timeof event:

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