Delayed-Onset Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia;Paradoxical Reactions to Commonly Used Medications;Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis Caused by Efavirenz;Reactivation of Histoplasmosis after Treatment with Infliximab;Two More Reports of Dystonias: Bupropion and Metoclopramide Are the Culprits

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The purpose of this feature is to heighten awareness of specific adverse drug reactions (ADRs), to discuss methods of prevention, and to promote reporting of ADRs to the FDA's medWatch program (1-800-FDA-1088). If you have reported an interesting preventable ADR to medWatch, please consider sharing the account with our readers.

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