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Vertex hepatitis C drug Incivek gets 'black box' warning over possible fatal skin condition
Vertex drug label to warn on possible fatal rash

The FDA says patients taking the pill in combination with two other treatments should stop immediately if they develop a rash that grows worse or comes with symptoms like a fever, diarrhea or mouth sores.

Patients taking this drug can develop a rash that covers more than half the body.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. says the drug's labeling had already warned that patients with a serious skin reaction should stop. The new warning is much more prominent on the label.

Incivek is taken with the pill ribavirin and interferon, which is given by injection. A black box warning is the most serious form of safety warning.

http://www.newser.com/article/da3915a83/vertex-hepatitis-c-drug-incivek-gets-black-box-warning-over-possible-fatal-skin-condition.html