Side Effects Include...Death?

July 22nd, 2006

I forgot to mention, when I came home from chemo, I decided to look up the drug they injected into my tummy for anemia. I knew about ProCrit, but not this one-Arinesp. I was skimming down the list of side effects when it ended abruptly with: death.

Uh...does, um, anyone want to explain that in more detail? As in, who dies? What percentage of patients die? What are the factors that might make you die from taking this drug? Spontaneous death? Slow-and-agonizing death? Aurgh!

And why did no one mention this to me? Shudder!

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