FDAsafety guidance83% confidence
Janus Kinase (JAK) inhibitors: Drug Safety Communication - FDA Requires Warnings about Increased Risk of Serious Heart-related Events, Cancer, Blood Clots, and Death
Source: FDA
Why This Matters
Why this matters: illustrates how regulators handled a comparable safety guidance decision relevant to Merck.
Regulatory Analysis
FDA is requiring revisions to the Boxed Warning, FDA’s most prominent warning, for Xeljanz/Xeljanz XR, Olumiant, and Rinvoq to include information about the risks of serious heart-related events, cancer, blood clots, and death.
Supporting Context
- Therapeutic area
- Oncology · ADC
- Sub-indication
- General
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