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The most common side effects of XOLAIR: In people with chronic idiopathic urticaria: nausea, headaches, swelling of the inside of your nose, throat or sinuses, cough, joint pain, and upper respiratory tract infection. These are not all the possible side effects of XOLAIR. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at (800) FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch. You may also report side effects to Genentech at (888) 835-2555 or Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation at (888) 669-6682.
Story Highlights. Study suggests increased number of heart attacks, strokes among Xolair users. FDA says results are from observational study, not a randomized trial. FDA is not advising asthma patients who use Xolair to stop. Drug is used by up to 35,000 patients with moderate to severe persistent asthma.