Enbrel gets black-box infection warning

Enbrel's new black box is now official. Wyeth and Amgen have put the final touches on a boxed warning about tuberculosis and other life-threatening illness; the label states that patients using the drug have contracted infections that led to hospitalization and death. The drug is primarily used to treat psoriasis, but also is used for rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune disorders.

Amgen and Wyeth co-market Enbrel in the U.S. and Canada. The drug posted $3.2 billion in sales in 2007.

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