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FDA strengthening warning label for propulsid (cisapride)
(Jun 1998 FDA)
Roche Laboratories recalls Posicor (mibefradil)
(June 8, 1998). See also:
Life-threatening interaction of mibefradil and beta-blockers with
dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers
(Jul 98 JAMA)
Bradycardia and rhabdomyolysis with mibefradil
(February 4, 1998)
FDA announces withdrawal of fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine
(September 15, 1997)
Valvular heart anomalies in patients taking fenphen
(July 8, 1997)
Recall of albumin expanded. (October 3, 1996)
Identification of crystals in kidneys of AIDS patients treated with foscarnet
(Sep 1998 AJKD)
Ma-Huang strikes again: Ephedrine nephrolithiasis
(Jul 1998 AJKD)
Vascular complications associated with use of HIV protease
inhibitors: letters
(Jun 1998 LANCET)
Interactions between cyclosporine and newer antidepressant medications
(Feb 98 AJKD)
Possible neurologic effects of fentanyl in dialysis patients
(Nov 97 ASN abstract)
Amiodarone, a forgotten nephrotoxic?
(Nov 97 ASN abstract)
HIV protease inhibitor associated nephritis
(Nov 97 ASN abstract)
Lactic acidosis induced by stavudine (d4T)
(Nov 97 ASN abstract)
Valvular heart disease associated with fenfluramine-phentermine
(Aug 97 NEJM)
Severe hepatitis in patients with AIDS and hemophilia B treated
with indinavir
(Aug 97 LANCET)
Zafirlukast (Accolate) and Churg Strauss Syndrome
(Jul 97 FDA)
Pancreatorenal syndrome associated with combination antiretroviral
therapy in HIV infection
(Jun 97 LANCET)
Pentoxifylline promotes replication of human cytomegalovirus in vivo
and in vitro
(May 97 BLOOD)
Grapefruit juice increases felodipine oral availability in
humans by decreasing intestinal CYP3A protein expression
(May 97 JCI)
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with ticlodipine
therapy
(Apr 97 JASN)
Acute hypertension as an adverse effect of pyrazinamide
(May 97 JAMA)
Brief report. Colchicine toxicity in patients with chronic renal
failure
(Oct 96 NDT)
Drug-interaction-induced rhabdomyolysis (Sep 96 NDT)
Calcium channel blockade and the incidence of cancer in aged
populations
(Aug 96 LANCET)
Reversible membranous nephropathy associated with the use of
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(Aug 96 JAMA)
Calcium antagonists and mortality in patients with coronary artery
disease: A cohort study of 11,575 patients
(Jul 96 JACC)
Grapefruit juice increases antihypertensive effect of calcium
channel blockers
(Jul 96 AFM)
Long-term study of calcium antagonists: Reassessment of the Furberg
hypothesis. (June 96 ISH abstract)
Amlodipine increases cyclosporine levels in hypertensive
renal
transplant patients: results of a prospective study
(Jun 96 JASN)
Bouncing creatinine levels
(Jun 96 NEJM)
Increased incidence of angioedema in blacks treated with ACE-
inhibitors (May 96 ASH abstract)
Renal impairment associated with losartan
(Apr 96 AIM)
Risk of gastrointestinal hemorrhage with calcium antagonists
in
hypertensive persons over 67 years old
(Apr 96 LANCET)
Near fatal hyponatremic coma due to vasopressin
over-secretion
after "ecstasy" (3,4-MDMA)
(Apr 96 LAN)
Mesalazine associated interstitial nephritis
(Apr 96 NDT)
Cyclophosphamide-induced cystitis and bladder cancer in
patients with Wegener granulomatosis
(Mar 96)
Ann Intern Med
Rolaids-yogurt syndrome: A 1990s version of milk-alkali
syndrome
(Feb 96 AJKD)
Hyperkalemia in hospitalized patients treated with trimethoprim-
sulfamethoxazole
(Feb 96 AIM)
Falsely elevated serum vancomycin concentration in hemodialysis
patients
(Jan 96)
Am J Kidney Dis
Analgesics and the kidney: Summary and recommendations to the
Scientific Advisory Board of the NKF from an Ad Hoc Committee of the NKF
(Jan 96)
Am J Kidney Dis
Clarithromycin-associated visual hallucinations in a patient with
chronic renal failure on CAPD
(Jan 96)
Am J Kidney Dis
Losartan-induced angioedema. December 7, 1995
Clarithromycin may increase digoxin levels by an action on
fecal
flora. November 30, 1995
Diltiazem-associated cutaneous lupus-like lesions. November
23, 1995
Cisapride (Propulsid®); cardiac arrhythmias when coingesting
drugs that inhibit cytrochrome P450. October 14, 1995
Possible increased mortality with short-acting dihydropyridine
calcium channel blockers. September 1, 1995 (This is
controversial and may not apply to long-acting (slow GI
release) forms of these drugs. For a more complete discussion, including
the Jan 25, 1996 FDA
Advisory Committee recommendations, click
here).
Chinese herbs nephropathy or the evils of nature
(Sep 1998 AJKD)
End-stage renal disease among silica-exposed gold miners
(Apr 97 JAMA)
Outbreaks of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection and
cryptosporidiosis associated with drinking unpasteurized apple cider
(Jan 97)
MMWR
Acute renal failure in Haitian children due to
diethylene glycol
adulteration of acetaminophen elixir.
June, 1996
Two Vietnamese patients with refractory hypertension from high-salt
ethnic food additives.
(February, 1996)
Pseudomonas peritonitis from contaminated well-water. (February,
1996)
Severe illness (metabolic acidosis, pH 6.7-6.9) possibly associated
with consumption of Kombucha tea. December 8, 1995 (MMWR)
Smoking a major risk factor for albuminuria in type II
diabetics.
November 3, 1995 (ASN)
Mushroom ingestion (Amanita, Cortinarius, Paxillus); acute renal
failure October 13, 1995 (NEPHROL discussion thread)
Raw carp gallbladders; acute renal failure after ingestion
of.
August 4, 1995 (MMWR)
Urgent recall: Cobe Centrysystem3 blood tubing sets (outbreaks of hemolysis)
(May 98 FDA) See also:
Multistate outbreak of hemolysis in hemodialysis patients - Nebraska
and Maryland, 1998
(Jun 98 MMWR)
A dangerous error in the dilution of 25 percent albumin
(Apr 1998)
Deaths due to separation of adapter connection to venous dialysis catheters
(Mar 1998)
Anaphylaxis to chlorhexidine-impregnated medical devices
(Mar 1998)
Outbreaks of Gram negative bacterial bloodstream infections traced to
probable contamination of hemodialysis machines.
(Jan 98 MMWR)
Vision, hearing loss after use of markedly outdated cellulose
acetate
dialyzers
(Oct 96 CDC)
Hemolysis in membrane plasma separators: is it caused by
filter
or user?
(Sep 96 AO)
Sterile peritonitis outbreaks among peritoneal dialysis patients
associated with possibly contaminated commercial dialysate. New York.
(Aug 96 NYHD)
The site of injection affects erythropoietin levels during dialysis
(Jul 96 ASAIOJ)
Hemolytic reactions mechanically induced by kinked hemodialysis
tubing
(Feb 96)
Am J Kidney Dis
Dialysis machines: venous pressure limits don't stop the pump after
inadvertent disconnection. November 3, 1995 (ASN)
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