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FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Review of Data Behind Warning on Epidural Steroid Injections Finds Tepid Evidence To Back Alarm

San Diego—The FDA’s 2014 warning on the use of epidural steroid injections drew strong response from pain physicians around the country. A Chicago research team has delved deeper into the data from the agency’s briefing document on the subject, finding 131 cases of serious neurologic events—including 41 cases of arachnoiditis—reported to the FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) between November 1997 and April 23, 2014.

According to principal