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The government on Monday restricted use of an antibiotic linked to rare reports of severe liver problems, including several deaths, saying the drug now should be used only to treat pneumonia but not less serious bacterial infections like bronchitis and sinusitis.

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STONERS
Feb. 12, 2007, 12:35 p.m.
The changes are in line with the December recommendations of a panel of FDA expert advisers that the agency modify the label of the drug, also called telithromycin. In 17-2 votes, the outside advisers said the drug's benefits don't outweigh its risks in treating bronchitis and sinusitis, which are less serious infections than pneumonia and often spontaneously resolve on their own.
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mbkijb
Feb. 13, 2007, 11:11 a.m.
These drug companies rush into getting these things on the market and end up suffering the consequences. All in the name of profits.....There are more risks involved in some of these meds than there are in the benefits.