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March 25, 2013

EU medicines agency to restrict use of Otsuka drug

Quoted from http://news.yahoo.com/eu-medicines-agency-restrict-otsuka-drug-105637064--sector.html

EU medicines agency to restrict use of Otsuka drug

Reuters–Fri, Mar 22, 2013

LONDON (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency said on Friday it was recommending restricting the use of medicines containing cilostazol, sold by Otsuka under the brand name Pletal, following concerns over side effects.

A review of evidence found the drug's modest benefit was only greater than its risk of damaging the heart or causing serious bleeding in a limited number of patients.

Cilostazol, also sold as Ekistol, is used for treatment of intermittent claudication, or limping, usually as a result of arterial disease.

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Posted at 08:09 AM in Ekistol, Pletal |

Tags: arterial disease, Cilostazol, drug injury, Ekistol, European Medicines Agency, limping, Otsuka, Pletal, serious bleeding reports, side effects, treatment of intermittent claudication

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