Category Drugs & Herbs

Bexarotene Bexarotene must not be taken by patients who are pregnant or who may become pregnant. There is a high risk that bexarotene will cause the baby to be born with birth defects (problems that are present at birth). Talk…

Lacosamide Lacosamide is used to control partial onset seizures (seizures that involve only one part of the brain) in adults and children 1 month of age and older. Lacosamide is also used in combination with other medications to control primary…

Aminocaproic Acid Aminocaproic acid is used to control bleeding that occurs when blood clots are broken down too quickly. This type of bleeding may occur during or after heart or liver surgery; in people who have certain bleeding disorders; in…

Desvenlafaxine A small number of children, teenagers, and young adults (up to 24 years of age) who took antidepressants (‘mood elevators’) such as desvenlafaxine during clinical studies became suicidal (thinking about harming or killing oneself or planning or trying to…

Irinotecan Injection Irinotecan injection must be given under the supervision of a doctor who is experienced in giving chemotherapy medications for cancer. You may experience the following symptoms while you are receiving a dose of irinotecan or for up to…

Ixabepilone Injection Tell your doctor if you have or have ever had liver disease. Your doctor will order laboratory tests to see how well your liver is working before and during your treatment. If the tests show that you have…

RimabotulinumtoxinB Injection RimabotulinumtoxinB injection may spread from the area of injection and cause symptoms of botulism, including severe or life-threatening difficulty breathing or swallowing. People who develop difficulty swallowing during their treatment with this medication may continue to have this…

Chloramphenicol Injection Chloramphenicol injection may cause a decrease in the number of certain types of blood cells in the body. In some cases, people who experienced this decrease in blood cells later developed leukemia (cancer that begins in the white…

Midazolam Midazolam may cause serious or life-threatening breathing problems such as shallow, slowed, or temporarily stopped breathing. Your child should only receive this medication in a hospital or doctor’s office that has the equipment that is needed to monitor his…

Arsenic Trioxide Injection Arsenic trioxide should be given only under the supervision of a doctor who has experience in treating people who have leukemia (cancer of the white blood cells). Arsenic trioxide may cause a serious or life-threatening group of…