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Sanofi-Aventis Updates Ketek Safety Info In Canada


October 4, 2006, Dow Jones

Weitz and Luxenberg is no longer accepting Ketek cases.

CANADA--The prescribing information for Ketek now recommends that the product not be advised for patients with a previous history of hepatitis and sensitivity to this type of antibiotic.

Ketek, whose generic name is telithromycin, is the first of a new family of antimicrobial drugs known as ketolides, which have been developed to kill strains that have become resistant to older antibiotics.

Doctors should also monitor patients for symptoms that may indicate liver problems, the Health Canada document said. Health Canada's decision follows a similar move by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which in June introduced a stronger warning on the drug-prescribing information.


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