FDA & Prescription Drugs

• FDA: El Matador Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Dairy

  Chrissie Cole | September 12, 2008 7:10 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  El Matador Enterprises, the makers of Margaritaville Tortillla Chips announced a voluntary recall of their 13-ounce bags of “Margaritaville Island Lime Tortilla Chips because they may...

• The Tequin Mystery

  Armand Rossetti | September 11, 2008 2:42 PM | 2 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Tequin is an antibiotic used to treat adults with lung, sinus, or urinary tract infections and also to treat certain bacterially generated, sexually transmitted diseases. In recent years,...

• Purported Scientific Study of Vioxx was Actually a Merck Marketing Scheme

  Mike Ferrara | September 11, 2008 1:19 PM | 1 CommentCherry Hill, NJ

  According to internal Merck documents uncovered during legal preparation for the recent Vioxx lawsuits, a 1999 Merck & Co. study of the drug, ostensibly designed to test its effects on the...

• Vivitrol Causes Adverse Injection Site Reactions

  Jamie Sheller | September 11, 2008 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  The FDA notified doctors that Vivitrol has been shown to cause adverse injection site reactions. Vivitrol, also known as naltrexone, was approved by the FDA in April 2006, to be used as one...

• New Concerns Regarding Arthritis Drugs With Troubled History

  Brenda Fulmer | September 11, 2008 9:48 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Last week, the FDA ordered that warnings for several popular arthritis drugs be strengthened once again due to concerns about increased risks of life-threatening fungal infections. The new warnings...

• FDA Posts List of Drugs They Are Watching

  Scott Kappes | September 10, 2008 5:37 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  The FDA has the responsibility of protecting citizens of the United States from potential harmful and dangerous drugs. Late last week the agency released a list of drugs that are currently on the...

• FDA To Revamp Standards For Over-The-Counter Cold Medicine For Kids

  Greg Webb | September 10, 2008 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced plans to revise its standards for over-the-counter cold and cough medications for kids after rising concern that the medications are not...

• FDA Concerned Over Ovarian Cancer Test OvaSure

  Greg Webb | September 09, 2008 9:37 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  OvaSure, a new blood test aimed at discovering ovarian cancer at an early, treatable stage is stirring up hope among women and doctors. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), however, is...

• Club Nuva – You may want to rethink membership

  Jean Martin | September 09, 2008 4:17 PM | 1 CommentWilmington, NC

  ClubNuva is an extreme marketing ploy, the likes of which I’ve never seen, being used by Schering Plough and Organon to promote the use of the NuvaRing vaginal ring contraceptive. In an attempt to...

• Judge Gives Class Action Status to Zyprexa Cases

  Joe Saunders | September 09, 2008 8:06 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  Zyprexa, Eli Lilly's schizophrenia drug, has come under fire for adverse effects including weight gain and diabetes. However, the latest bad news for Eli Lilly concerns the way in which it was...