Medical Dangers : Eczema drugs may have cancer side effect.

January 23, 2006

SSRI-Research@Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:57:58 -0500[sSRI-Research] only 10 million at risk for cancer from Eczema drugs...[-- sound familiar????]FDA to Require Warnings on 2 Eczema Drugshttp://news./s/ap/20060120/ap_on_he_me/eczema_warningBy ANDREW BRIDGES, Associated Press Writer 9 minutes agoThe labels on two prescription creams to treat eczema will have to bear "black box" warnings of possible cancer risks.The Food and Drug Administration action Thursday follows an agency advisory committee recommendation last February that Elidel cream and Protopic ointment carry the label warnings.The new labeling also will clarify that the two

drugs are recommended for use only after other prescription topical medicines have been tried by patients, the FDA said. The agency is also issuing a guide updating patients of its concerns.A black box warning is the most serious type of warning inprescription drug labeling. The warning will be located lower on the labels of the two drugs than is typical, although a statement higher on the labels will refer to the risk."This is something that is a possible risk, is a long-term possibility and is something that still needs to be researched," FDA spokeswoman Susan Cruzan said.As of October, the FDA has received reports of 78 cases of cancers, including skin and lymphoma, in patients treated with the two drugs, said Dr. Stanka Kukich, the acting director of the FDA's dermatologic and dental drug products division. "Our ideal

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