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Novartis AG and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have reported a link between Exjade and death—due to acute renal failure or cytopenia (blood deficiencies such as low red blood cell, white blood cell, or platelet counts). According to Novartis, some of the patients who died while taking Exjade had preexisting conditions. Still, the company said it could not rule out a contributory role played by its drug.
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What is Exjade?
Exjade is an oral medication taken once a day to remove excess iron that has built up in the body and, if left untreated, can potentially overwhelm a patient's liver, heart, or other organs, causing death. Iron build up is a common complication in patients who frequently receive blood transfusions — for example, patients with anemia.
Novartis developed Exjade as an alternative to Desferal, a product with the same purpose but a much less convenient administration regimen; Desferal is infused over an 8-to-12-hour period nearly every day.
Potentially Fatal Side Effects
Aside from Exjade deaths due to acute kidney failure or cytopenia, the following complications have been reported since Exjade's introduction:
The FDA's Concerns about Exjade
In September 2005, an FDA advisory panel expressed concerns about the lack of safety data regarding Exjade death and morbidity risks. Other independent medical experts also questioned Exjade's impact on the liver, and they urged further study. Despite these concerns, however, the FDA went approved Exjade for use by American patients in November 2005.
The FDA's Medwatch agency collects reports of complications and adverse side effects of drugs and medical products. Medwatch released its report regarding Exjade death and kidney failure risks on May 22, 2007. At that time, more than 13,000 patients in the U.S. had been treated with Exjade. The drug company noted that the potential side effects of Exjade were already known, and that the warning information on drug's label was updated in December 2006.
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