FDA warns of flesh-eating genital infection linked to diabetes drug

The FDA this week warned of serious flesh-eating bacterial infections, or necrotizing fasciitis, reported by patients taking sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors intended for treating type 2 diabetes. The federal watchdog said that between March 2013 and May 2018, 12 cases of Fournier’s gangrene, a rare but life-threatening bacterial infection of the tissue under the skin that surrounds muscles, nerves, fat and blood vessels of the perineum, were reported by users of the drug. Read the whole story on our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News The post FDA warns of flesh-eating genital infection linked to diabetes drug appeared first on MassDevice.
Source: Mass Device - Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tags: Diabetes Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Source Type: news