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To: SG who wrote (648)4/14/1998 2:04:00 AM
From: FNS  Respond to of 965
 
<<Merck & Co.'s (MRK) anti-clotting heart drug, Aggrastat, was overwhelmingly approved by a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel. >>



To: SG who wrote (648)4/14/1998 1:00:00 PM
From: PawPr  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 965
 
A few rheumatoid arthritis patients in one of the Avakine studies developed lymphoma. However, the incidence of lymphoma in patients with autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis is higher than in the general population, so the lymphoma was probably related to their underlying immune disturbance rather than the Avakine.