FDA Advisory Announces Psoriasis Drug Raptiva Increases Rare, Fatal Brain Infection Risk

Mar 12, 2009 - A recent FDA public health advisory announced that psoriasis drug Raptiva can increase the risk of developing a rare, fatal brain infection called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), and confirmed reports of the infection in three deceased patients who had taken the drug for more than three years.

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