According to news sources, the drug Multaq is getting a new safety warning after a study found increased risks of heart attack, stroke and death associated with the drug with a subset of patients that took part in the study.
The heart rhythm drug controls the heart’s chambers by allowing them to pump in sync for patients with atrial fibrillation. The new warning would allow the drug to remain on the market but would stress to doctors and patients that it be used only for treatment of the short-term variant of the condition. People with permanent atrial fibrillation were shown to double their risks of heart-related complications by using the drug.
The Food and Drug Administration has written the warning label with the drug-maker, Sanofli, urging doctors to check their patients heart rhythms once every three months to ensure that no adverse effects are taking place. As for patients who have the long term variant of the condition, the FDA is recommending that they discontinue the drugs use.
The FDA also said that the drug continues to be beneficial to patients.
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