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November 16, 2020
                			
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				In Brief: Hydrochlorothiazide and Skin Cancer
November 16, 2020 (Issue: 1611)
				The FDA has required the addition of information about
an increased risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer (basal
cell carcinoma [BCC] and squamous cell carcinoma
[SCC]) to the labels of products containing the diuretic
hydrochlorothiazide.
        			
        			
					
					
				
        			
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