News for October 18th, 2007

MRI contrast agents get strong kidney-risk warning

Certain contrast agents used in magnetic resonance imaging — gadolinium-based products made by Bayer AG, GE and others — will now carry the U.S. ’s strongest, “black box” warning.

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MRI Gadolinium contrast agents get black box warning

The U.S. FDA indicated that it would start adding its strongest ‘black box’ warnings to gadolinium based contrast agents used in MRIs by May of next year.

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