FDA calls for expanded Byetta precautions
Published: Oct. 16, 2007 at 3:45 PM
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it suspects a link between usage of Byetta, a type 2 diabetes drug, and acute pancreatitis.
The FDA said it reviewed 30 reports of acute pancreatitis in patients taking Byetta (exenatide) and said, "An association between Byetta and acute pancreatitis is suspected in some of these cases."
Officials said the maker of Byetta, Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc., has agreed to include information about acute pancreatitis in the precautions section of the product's label.
"Healthcare professionals should be alert to the signs and symptoms of acute pancreatitis and instruct patients taking Byetta to seek prompt medical care if they experience unexplained, persistent, severe abdominal pain which may or may not be accompanied by vomiting," the FDA said.
The FDA said it reviewed 30 reports of acute pancreatitis in patients taking Byetta (exenatide) and said, "An association between Byetta and acute pancreatitis is suspected in some of these cases."
Officials said the maker of Byetta, Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc., has agreed to include information about acute pancreatitis in the precautions section of the product's label.
"Healthcare professionals should be alert to the signs and symptoms of acute pancreatitis and instruct patients taking Byetta to seek prompt medical care if they experience unexplained, persistent, severe abdominal pain which may or may not be accompanied by vomiting," the FDA said.
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