FDA & Prescription Drugs

  • Bayer Pulls Heart Surgery Medication

    Amy Schauers | November 06, 2007 5:25 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

    After a study showed that the heart surgery drug Trasylol increases death rates, the pharmaceutical company Bayer pulled the drug. The study was the latest in a series of worrisome signs that Trasylol could be dangerous. Last year, a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine found that the drug increased the risks of kidney failure, heart attack and stroke. That research concluded...

  • Cough and Cold Products May Injure Infants

    Amy Schauers | October 12, 2007 11:09 AM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

    Makers of cough and cold medication for infants announced Thursday that they are pulling their drugs off the self. According to the F.D.A from 1969 to 2006, at least 45 children died in the United States after taking decongestants, and 69 children died after taking antihistamines. The reason these medications can be deadly to infants is due to the risk of overdosing. Many of these drugs come...

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