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Alicia Airs, 40, a long-time sufferer of Rheumatoid Arthritis, poses for portraits at her house on Friday, May 26, 2017 in Youngstown, Ohio. Airs had an adverse reaction to the new RA drug Actemra she is trying to manage her symptoms, which caused her heart to race and other side effects. From STAT's investigative piece by Charles Piller: "The Food and Drug Administration has received reports on 1,128 people who died after taking Actemra, and has reviewed its safety several times since it was approved. But the agency doesnÕt have sophisticated tools to determine whether the drug was a culprit or a bystander in those deaths. Though the agency is charged with monitoring the safety of prescription drugs, it doesnÕt verify the side-effect reports it receives. The documents often lack crucial information, and they donÕt prove that Actemra was the cause. Still, they can be telling." Read more at STAT here.
Alicia Airs, 40, a long-time sufferer of Rheumatoid Arthritis, poses for portraits at her house on Friday, May 26, 2017 in Youngstown, Ohio. Airs had an adverse reaction to the new RA drug Actemra she is trying to manage her symptoms, which caused her heart to race and other side effects. From STAT's investigative piece by Charles Piller: "The Food and Drug Administration has received reports on 1,128 people who died after taking Actemra, and has reviewed its safety several times since it was approved. But the agency doesnÕt have sophisticated tools to determine whether the drug was a culprit or a bystander in those deaths. Though the agency is charged with monitoring the safety of prescription drugs, it doesnÕt verify the side-effect reports it receives. The documents often lack crucial information, and they donÕt prove that Actemra was the cause. Still, they can be telling." Read more at STAT here.
Alicia Airs, 40, a long-time sufferer of Rheumatoid Arthritis, poses for portraits at her house on Friday, May 26, 2017 in Youngstown, Ohio. Airs had an adverse reaction to the new RA drug Actemra she is trying to manage her symptoms, which caused her heart to race and other side effects. From STAT's investigative piece by Charles Piller: "The Food and Drug Administration has received reports on 1,128 people who died after taking Actemra, and has reviewed its safety several times since it was approved. But the agency doesnÕt have sophisticated tools to determine whether the drug was a culprit or a bystander in those deaths.Though the agency is charged with monitoring the safety of prescription drugs, it doesnÕt verify the side-effect reports it receives. The documents often lack crucial information, and they donÕt prove that Actemra was the cause. Still, they can be telling." Read more at STAT here.
Alicia Airs, 40, a long-time sufferer of Rheumatoid Arthritis, poses for portraits at her house on Friday, May 26, 2017 in Youngstown, Ohio. Airs had an adverse reaction to the new RA drug Actemra she is trying to manage her symptoms, which caused her heart to race and other side effects. From STAT's investigative piece by Charles Piller: "The Food and Drug Administration has received reports on 1,128 people who died after taking Actemra, and has reviewed its safety several times since it was approved. But the agency doesnÕt have sophisticated tools to determine whether the drug was a culprit or a bystander in those deaths.Though the agency is charged with monitoring the safety of prescription drugs, it doesnÕt verify the side-effect reports it receives. The documents often lack crucial information, and they donÕt prove that Actemra was the cause. Still, they can be telling." Read more at STAT here.