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US FDA says clears new caution for Roche flu drug

13 Nov 2006 22:19:28 GMT
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WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Roche AG's <ROG.VX> influenza drug Tamiflu will carry a new precaution on the label urging close monitoring of patients for abnormal behavior such as delirium or self-injury, U.S. health officials said on Monday.

"The relative contribution of the drug to these events is not known," a U.S. Food and Drug Administration statement said.

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