FDA & Prescription Drugs

• Birth Control Patch - Scary?

  Lauren Ellerman | May 09, 2008 7:56 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  This week a consumer advocacy group petitioned Washington to take birth control patch off the market. Why? Studies show that users have an increased chance of blood clots. a 60% higher chance....

• Pfizer Settles Lawsuits Over Painkillers

  Dan Frith | May 09, 2008 6:19 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  The reports are begining to be circulated that another member of "Big Pharma", Pfizer, Inc., has settled a group of cases with plaintiffs who allege the painkillers, Celebrex and Bextra, caused...

• Federal Pre-emption of States’ Rights and State Law Presents Dangers

  Greg Webb | May 07, 2008 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  The Bush administration, along with the pharmaceutical industry, is attempting to prevent consumers from being able to file damage suits for injuries caused by federally approved drugs. The Supreme...

• Lawsuits Against Drug Manufacturers May Be Stopped By Supreme Court Decision

  Greg Webb | May 05, 2008 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  In October, a decision is being made by the Supreme Court that could jeopardize a patient’s right to sue a drug company if a drug that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) harmed...

• PURDUE PHARMA wants Oxycotin back on the market...

  Lauren Ellerman | May 01, 2008 3:57 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Breaking news in our local paper - Roanoke Times: Purdue Pharma seeks FDA approval for new form of OxyContin "In a document posted today to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Web site, Purdue...

• Here's Why Preemption is a Joke

  Michael Phelan | May 01, 2008 11:33 AM | 2 CommentsRichmond, VA

  Aredia, Baycol, Bextra, Celebrex, Fen Phen, Rezulin, Vioxx, and Zyprexa. These are all drugs that were "approved" by the FDA. Does FDA approval mean that the FDA tested these drugs itself? No! The...

• Medication Errors - why you should care about them

  Lauren Ellerman | April 30, 2008 2:44 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  If you watched the news yesterday or listened on the radio, you heard about the families that traveled to Washington to tell their stories about recent bad batches of Heparin. Heparin is used as...

• The Plastic Around Your Food or Medicine Might Just Kill You!

  Dan Frith | April 16, 2008 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Isn't' this just great news! The National Toxicology Program says the plastics which surround our foods and medicines contain a chemical, Bisphenol A (also called BPA) which may be linked to common...

• VIOXX maker Merck, deceptive? No.....

  Lauren Ellerman | April 16, 2008 11:13 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Check out today's Washington Post where Staff Write reports that the manufacturer of VIOXX (MERCK) is being accused of deception. What? A drug company being accused of less than ethical conduct in...

• Allergy medication - causes suicide

  Lauren Ellerman | April 10, 2008 11:45 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Sneezes... Sniffles... Carrying a tissue everywhere - an annoyance. I have seasonal allergies, but have never taken anything but over the counter meds, because I don't trust most pharmaceutical...