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March 31st, 2008
FDA Investigating Safety of Abacavir and Didanosine — Old News or New?
The FDA has issued one of its new “early communications” indicating that it has opened an investigation into the safety of abacavir and didanosine based on analyses showing higher rates of myocardial infarction with these drugs than with other NRTIs in the Data Collection on Adverse Events of Anti-HIV Drugs (D:A:D) study. The pace of our […]
Paul E. Sax, MD
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NEJM Journal Watch
Infectious Diseases
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