FDA & Prescription Drugs

• What are the root causes of dangerous drugs?

  Michael Monheit | November 21, 2010 4:01 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  I think there are three possible root causes for dangerous drugs reaching the market without adequate testing and warning. First, I think that the patent period is too short. Second, I think that...

• Study: women taking Wellbutrin risk having babies with heart defect

  Michael Monheit | November 21, 2010 7:34 AM | 1 CommentPhoenix, AZ

  It goes by the names of Wellbutrin®, Wellbutrin XL®, and Wellbutrin XR® - drugs frequently taken for depression. Also trading under the name Zyban is a stop-smoking aid. Generically...

• Cobalt Poisoning Risks From Hip Implants

  Michael Monheit | November 18, 2010 9:11 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Patients with ASR Hip Implants Suffer From Cobalt Poisoning Hip implants are supposed to improve a patient’s health. DePuy Orthopaedics ASR hip implants however, have had the opposite...

• How do Fosamax, Actonel and Boniva compare?

  Michael Monheit | October 31, 2010 8:59 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  All bisphosphonate drugs have been linked to rare femur or thighbone fractures, esophageal cancer, and jawbone death. Fosamax, Actonel, and Boniva are in a class of drugs known as...

• Is it ok for a doctor to prescribe Actonel if you have osteopenia?

  Michael Monheit | October 29, 2010 8:21 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  There is no consensus how to achieve world peace or how to solve the unemployment problem. The same can be said about whether or not it’s okay for a doctor to prescribe Actonel if you have...

• AMAG Pharmacuticals Warned of Misleading Marketing by FDA

  Thomas Anapol | October 28, 2010 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  The FDA, as part of its routine monitoring and surveillance program designed to protect consumers from overly aggressive marketing or misleading information about drug and medical device...

• Are there any lawsuits against makers of Fosamax?

  Michael Monheit | October 27, 2010 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Yes, there are lawsuits against makers of Fosamax. Merck & Co. is the maker of the best selling drug to treat osteoporosis. Merck is no stranger to unsafe drug lawsuits like Vioxx. In 2009,...

• Can you take Fosamax after a fracture?

  Michael Monheit | October 25, 2010 9:31 AM | 3 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Recent news about people who took Fosamax for the long term is causing them to wonder about whether or not their bones are brittle and if their doctors are paying attention. Yes. No....