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If you take any of the following drugs for rheumatoid arthritis, read this article and talk to your doctor:
Humira, Cimzia, Enbrel and Remicade

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Date: 2008-09-04 06:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wilhelmina-d.livejournal.com
Thanks for posting this!

Date: 2008-09-04 07:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] skimbells.livejournal.com
i'm not on those, but... the one i'm on, plaquenil, has a risk of blindness - weird, huh?

Date: 2008-09-04 07:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] javasaurus.livejournal.com
Pretty much any strong medication has the potential for side effects in some people. The problem with these particular drugs is that the interfere with part of the immune system, and allow potentially fatal fungal infections to occur. It must be fairly serious for the FDA to issue such an alert.

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