Xigris May Increase Mortality In Patients At Low Risk Of Death, Lilly Says
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
"Dear Health Care Professional" letter cautions against use in patients with single organ dysfunction who have undergone recent surgery. Lilly notes that patients covered by the warning may not fall within the sepsis agent's labeled indication.
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