SJS Tagged Articles

Accutane linked to bowel problem, serious skin condition

Posted: April 26, 2010 Pharmaceutical

A new study on the side effects of Accutane published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology suggest that the acne drug may increase the risk of developing bowel problems. The findings come just weeks after a New Jersey jury awarded

Flu treatment and prevention drug linked to serious allergic reaction

Posted: April 21, 2010 Pharmaceutical

A medicine used to treat and help prevent the flu may put patients at risk for a rare but life-threatening condition in which the skin peels off the body in sheets, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center

Hypertension drug’s new label warns of SJS, TEN

Posted: April 20, 2010 Pharmaceutical

A medication used for the management of hypertension now includes an updated safety label that warns patients of a rare but serious skin condition, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program. The

Heartburn drug linked to SJS/TEN

Posted: April 19, 2010 Pharmaceutical

A drug used to treat acid reflux disease has been linked to a rare but serious skin condition known as Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and its more severe form, toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), according to the Food and Drug Administration

SJS survivor shares story with local, national media

Posted: April 16, 2010 Pharmaceutical

When Nichole Chapman, of Klamath Falls, Ore., was just 6 years old, she developed a severe skin rash that doctors diagnosed as a bad case of measles. But the rash turned into huge blisters and soon Nichole’s skin was peeling

SJS survivor said the condition made her ‘want to die’

Posted: April 15, 2010 Pharmaceutical

Cecilia Garcia told the Dallas Morning News she wanted to die because the pain of her skin peeling off in sheets was just too unbearable. But instead, doctors fought to keep her alive by putting her into a drug-induced coma.

Erectile Dysfunction drug now warns of risk of SJS

Posted: March 16, 2010 Pharmaceutical

The commercials for the erectile dysfunction (ED) drug Cialis (tadalafil) say an everyday moment can turn romantic at a moment’s notice. But there’s nothing sexy about the new warning on the drug’s label. According to the February 2010 issue of

HIV drug linked to deadly skin condition

Posted: August 28, 2009 Pharmaceutical

Tibotec Therapeutics, makers of prescription medication Intelence (etravirine) used to control HIV infection in adults, recently notified health care professionals that the medication has been linked to a rare but life-threatening skin condition known as Stevens Johnson Syndrome, SJS. Early

Epilepsy, bipolar drug linked to rare skin reaction

Posted: July 8, 2009 Pharmaceutical

Another medication has been added to the list of drugs that have been associated with a rare but life-threatening skin reaction known as Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS), and its most severe form, toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). Lamictal (Lamotrigine )ODT (orally

SJS victim says ice cream led him to a speedy recovery

Posted: July 6, 2009 Pharmaceutical

It started off as a nice gesture on Waldek Kaczocha’s part. The owner of Razzleberry Ice Cream Lab in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, thought a little Lemon Ice might soothe the blistered throat of his customer who was hospitalized with a