Re: Health Protection Canada and Novartis issue warning on Gleevec CHF

[Guest guest]

Hey Cheryl-Anne,

Do you know if Novartis has issued this warning in the U.S. as well

or is it just for Canadians.

Take Care,

- In , " Cheryl-Anne Simoneau "

<cheryl.simoneau@...> wrote:

>

> Hey Folks,

>

> Health Canada issued a warning jointly with Novartis regarding

Gleevec and

> CHF. This is really nothing to get too concerned about and it just

seems

> very prudent on the part of both Novartis and Health Protection

Canada.

>

> As you will see from reading the letter from Novartis, some of the

patients

> had prior existing heart problems as well as diabetes. All the

more reason

> why we need to eat right, exercise, and get enough rest. Geesh!

Staying

> healthy is almost a full time job ;-)

>

> If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact your doctor.

>

> To read the warning for the public, please follow this link:

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>

>

> <http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/medeff/advisories-

avis/public/index_e.html>

> http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/medeff/advisories-

avis/public/index_e.html

>

> Cheers,

> Cheryl-Anne

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