FDA to review ulcer gel, HIV medications

WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration is conducting two safety reviews of the drugs Regranex gel, used for leg and foot ulcers and the HIV medications Ziagen and Videx.

Diabetic patients using Johnson & Johnson’s Regranex face an increased risk of cancer from using the gel.

Data analyses from another study indicate a higher risk of heart attack in patients infected with HIV-1 who were taking GlaxoSmithKline’s Ziagen or Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Videx as part of their drug therapy.