FDA & Prescription Drugs

• Antidepressant SSRI Birth Defects & Cranial Malformations

  Shezad Malik MD JD | May 01, 2011 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX

  Selective seratonin reuptake inhibitor drugs are known as SSRI antidepressants. Serious side effects are linked to the following antidepressants when taken while pregnant: * Prozac®, *...

• Popular Thyroid Drugs Linked to High Risk of Fractures in Elderly

  Paul Napoli | April 29, 2011 10:57 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  April 30, 2011 A new study shows an increased risk of bone fractures for elderly people taking levothyroxine thyroid medications. Levothyroxine is a synthetic form of the hormone thyroxine...

• Thyroid Drugs Linked To Fracture Risk in Elderly, Study Says

  Angel Reyes | April 29, 2011 6:48 PM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  A new study, published in the British Medical Journal, suggests the drug levothyroxine, used to treat thyroid problems, has been linked to an increased risk of fracture in older patients. The...

• Safely Dispose Of Unused Prescription Drugs

  Chrissie Cole | April 29, 2011 11:14 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  More than 4,700 sites nationwide are taking part in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. The purpose is to give people the opportunity to...

• Botox May Cause Brain Damage; Virginia Man Awarded $212 Million

  Rick Shapiro | April 29, 2011 10:35 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Have a mommy frown, crow’s feet, forehead wrinkles? Botox can fix all that and has been touted as the fountain of youth. But no matter how popular a drug is, it’s not always safe. A...

• Fosamax Lawsuit News | Fosmax Femur Fracture

  William Eadie | April 27, 2011 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Fosamax lawsuits against Fosamax manufacturer Merck Pharmaceuticals regarding Fosamax-related femur fractures may be consolodated into an MDL, or Multi-District Litigation grouping, in which a...

• Plavix Side Effect Lawsuits

  Shezad Malik MD JD | April 26, 2011 2:14 PM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX

  Bristol Myers Squibb Co. and Sanofi-Aventis pharmaceutical companies are calling for centralization of all Plavix lawsuits filed in New Jersey state court, pointing to a growing number of complaints...

• US Supreme Court to Hear Drug Marketing Case on Tuesday

  David Mittleman | April 25, 2011 4:46 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  In the modern world of medical record keeping, enormous amounts of data are generated by family doctors and pharmacies in the course of caring for and treating their patients. These data can be...

• Fosamax Causing Weak Bones | Fosamax Femur Fractures

  William Eadie | April 25, 2011 11:17 AM | 2 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Fosamax, a bisphonsphonate intended to strengthen bones, has been linked with weakened bones, leading to severe bone breaks including femoral fractures. (What is a femoral fracture?) These types of...

• Are steroid medications tied to oral cleft birth defects?

  Michael Monheit | April 24, 2011 2:32 PM | 1 CommentCentral Pennsylvania, PA

  Corticosteroid drugs which are used to treat asthma and other chronic ailments until recently were believed to be a cause of oral cleft birth defects in babies born to women who took the drugs...