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FDA Reported Retavase Side Effects: haemoglobin decreased, fall, dehydration, condition aggravated, cardiac failure congestive, bundle branch block left, blood glucose increased, agitation, aggression, chest pain, sepsis.
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Retavase Side Effects Report #5369893-8
Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED KINGDOM reported RETAVASE problem on June 06, 2007. Female patient, 73 years of age, weighting 154.3 lb, was diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction and was treated with RETAVASE. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: acute myocardial infarction, bronchopneumonia, cardiac arrest, coronary artery occlusion, haemodynamic instability, multi-organ failure, rales, sepsis. RETAVASE dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with ABCIXIMAB, INSULIN, ENOXAPARIN, ASPIRIN, CLOPIDOGREL BISULPHATE, ATOVASTATIN, PANTOPRAZOLE, PARACETAMOL. Patient died on 11/11/2006.

Retavase Side Effects Report #5442404-4
RETAVASE problem was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Aug 16, 2007. Female patient, 55 years of age, was diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction and was treated with RETAVASE. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: chest pain. RETAVASE dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with ABCIXIMAB, ASPIRIN, CLOPIDOGREL BISULPHATE, LISINOPRIL, ROSUVASTATIN, METOPROLOL SUCCINATE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Retavase Side Effects Report #5442405-6
Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES reported RETAVASE problem on Aug 16, 2007. Male patient, 74 years of age, weighting 155.2 lb, was diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction and was treated with RETAVASE. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: aggression, agitation, blood glucose increased, bundle branch block left, cardiac failure congestive, condition aggravated, dehydration, fall, haemoglobin decreased. RETAVASE dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with ABCIXIMAB, DOBUTAMINE, ROCEPHIN, LASIX, COREG, VASOTEC. Patient died on 06/11/2005.

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