Edgar C. Johnson

Yellow Fever Vaccine Yellow fever vaccine is a live, weakened virus. It is given as a single shot. For people who remain at risk, a booster dose is recommended every 10 years. Yellow fever vaccine may be given at the…

Rituximab Injection Rituximab injection, rituximab-abbs injection, rituximab-arrx injection, and rituximab-pvvr injection are biologic medications (medications made from living organisms). Biosimilar rituximab-abbs injection, rituximab-arrx injection, and rituximab-pvvr injection are highly similar to rituximab injection and work the same way as rituximab…

Nelarabine Injection Nelarabine injection should be given only under the supervision of a doctor with experience in the use of chemotherapy medications for cancer. Nelarabine may cause severe damage to your nervous system, which may not go away even when…

Azacitidine Injection Azacitidine is used to treat myelodysplastic syndrome (a group of conditions in which the bone marrow produces blood cells that are misshapen and does not produce enough healthy blood cells). Azacitidine is in a class of medications called…

Sorafenib Sorafenib is used to treat advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC; a type of cancer that begins in the kidneys). Sorafenib is also used to treat hepatocellular carcinoma (a type of liver cancer) that cannot be treated with surgery and…

Primaquine Primaquine is used alone or with another medication to treat malaria (a serious infection that is spread by mosquitoes in certain parts of the world and can cause death) and to prevent the disease from coming back in people…

Rotigotine Transdermal Patch Rotigotine transdermal patches are used to treat the signs and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD; a disorder of the nervous system that causes difficulties with movement, muscle control, and balance) including shaking of parts of the body,…

Dasatinib Dasatinib is used to treat a certain type of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML; a type of cancer of the white blood cells) as a first treatment and in adults who can no longer benefit from other leukemia medications including…

Paclitaxel (with polyoxyethylated castor oil) Injection Paclitaxel (with polyoxyethylated castor oil) injection must be given in a hospital or medical facility under the supervision of a doctor who is experienced in giving chemotherapy medications for cancer. Paclitaxel (with polyoxyethylated castor…

Ivermectin ISSUE: FDA is concerned about the health of consumers who may self-medicate by taking ivermectin products intended for animals, thinking they can be a substitute for ivermectin intended for humans. BACKGROUND: The FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine has recently…