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• Side Effects of Rituxan for MS Treatment May Carry Increased Infection Risks: Study

  October 15, 2019

  Martha Garcia

  Some newer MS drugs increase the risk of infection, according to the findings of a new study.

• Actemra, Enbrel, Rituxan Study Suggests Significant Differences Between Clinical Trials, Real World

  December 4, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study looking at the uses and side effects of Actemra, Enbrel and Rituxan suggests that observational studies may be a better predictor of drug effectiveness and safety than clinical trials.

• Rituxan Side Effects May Have Caused Sepsis In Infant: Study

  August 3, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A case study links the side effects of Rituxan use during pregnancy to episodes of sepsis in a newborn whose immune system may have been compromised when the leukemia drug passed through the placenta.

• Drug Makers Abusing Law Meant To Help Meds Designed To Treat Rare Diseases: Johns Hopkins

  December 4, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Johns Hopkins researchers warn that the drug industry is exploiting a law meant to help unprofitable drugs meant to treat small populations with rare diseases to get big, blockbuster medications onto the market.

• Arzerra, Rituxan Could Reactivate Hepatitis B Virus, FDA Warns

  September 26, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has linked the leukemia drugs Rituxan and Arzerra to reactivation of hepatitis B virus and deaths due to liver failure.

• Rituxan Whistleblower Lawsuit Ends in $20M Settlement

  December 6, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Genentech has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed over claims that the drug maker aggressively...

• Additional PML Brain Infection Cases Linked to Tysabri and Rituxan

  October 26, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  New cases of a rare brain infection, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), have been liked to the lymphoma and arthritis drug...

• Tysabri Side Effects Linked to 9th PML Infection Case

  June 22, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  A new case of a rare, often lethal, brain infection has been linked to the multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri, making...

• Another Tysabri Brain Infection Reported: 8th PML Infection Since Re-Launch

  June 15, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  Biogen Idec Inc. indicates that another multiple sclerosis patient may have developed a rare and potentially life-threatening brain infection known...

• Rituxan Fatal Infections Lead FDA to Review Risk of Side Effects

  June 1, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  Following reports that link side effects of Rituxan to fatal brain infections, the FDA is reviewing whether users of the...