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Posted by: Salvatore J. Zambri, founding partner
The Wall Street Journal (6/22, Dooren) reports that the FDA has announced that Pfizer Inc. has withdrawn Mylotarg (gemtuzumab ozogamicin) from the US market following research indicating that the medication was not effective and was linked to safety issues. The AP (6/22, Perrone) reports that the drug “carries a warning label about a sometimes fatal liver condition called veno-occlusive disease. The FDA said the rate of reports of the disease associated with the drug increased during its time on the market.”
If you are taking this drug, please contact your doctor immediately. Your physician is obligated to inform you of all known risks and benefits of a drug so you can make the best–most informed–health decisions.
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Mr. Zambri is a Past-President of the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. He has been acknowledged by Washingtonian magazine as a “Big Gun” and among the “top 1%” of all of the more than 80,000 lawyers in the Washington metropolitan area. The magazine also acknowledges him as “one of Washington’s best–most honest and effective lawyers” who specializes in medical malpractice matters, product liability claims, serious automobile accident claims, and other personal injury actions. Mr. Zambri has also been repeatedly named a “Super Lawyer” by Law and Politics magazine–a national publication that honors the top lawyers in America.
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