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FDA Adds Black Box to Amgen Anemia Drugs
Friday March 7, 5:06 pm ET
FDA Adds Additional Block Box Warnings of Death and Tumor Growth to Amgen and J&J Drugs

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Drug maker Amgen Inc. says regulators have added new warnings about risks of death and tumor growth to its blockbuster anemia drugs.

The new warnings approved by the Food and Drug Administration warn that the company's drugs increased death and accelerated tumor growth in patients with several types of cancer, including breast and cervical. Prior labeling warned of similar risks in other types of cancers

The warnings also apply to Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based Amgen's Aranesp and Epogen, as well as Procit, made by New Brunswick, N.J-based Johnson & Johnson.



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