FDA & Prescription Drugs

• Hydroxycut Recall Is Another Example Of The FDA's Problems

  Mike Bryant | May 16, 2009 12:40 PM | 5 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  At the Injuryboard, many of the writers have discussed the horrid state of the FDA during the Bush Administration. The reality seems to be that there was either no oversight of products or there...

• Pharmacy Error May Have Lead to the Death of 21 Polo Horses

  David Mittleman | April 27, 2009 9:36 AM | 5 CommentsLansing, MI

  Twenty-one of twenty-six Venezuelan polo horses collapsed shortly after being administered a compound similar to Biodyl–a French-made supplement including vitamins and minerals not approved in...

• FDA Warns 14 Major Pharmaceutical Companies About Misleading Ads

  Wayne Parsons | April 06, 2009 1:23 PM | 5 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  The Wall Street Journal (4/4, Favole) reported, The Food and Drug Administration warned 14 major pharmaceutical companies about brief Internet ads that accompany searches on Google and other...

• A Californian Assemblyman is Looking to Cash in on Pot

  Amber Wheat | February 25, 2009 2:41 PM | 5 CommentsChico, CA

  Tom Ammiano introduced a proposal on Monday to legalize marijuana and tax it. He wants the legal age to partake in marijuana to be the same as alcohol, 21 years. The proposal asks for a tax of $50...

• Phenergan Causes Gangrene, & the FDA's Cool with it - a Huge Preemption Case for the Supreme Court.

  Mike Ferrara | November 03, 2008 7:08 AM | 5 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  This week, the US Supreme Court will begin hearing Wyeth v. Levine, the Court’s third preemption case in less than a year. At issue in the case is one woman’s horrific experience with...

• Vioxx to begin Settlements

  Jeff Rasansky | August 22, 2008 2:52 PM | 5 CommentsDallas, TX

  For those who claim Vioxx was responsible for their heart attacks, settlement packages are in the mail. Many of you may remember that Vioxx was removed from the market after it was linked to heart...

• “Black Box” Warning Issued for Levaquin and Cipro

  Scott Kappes | July 14, 2008 5:11 PM | 5 CommentsHouston, TX

  Last week the FDA announced that fluoroquinolone antimicrobial drugs, like Levaquin and Cipro, would now carry the agency’s strictest warning. Antimicrobial drugs are used to treat or prevent...

• Actos® Suits Increasing Dramatically

  Greg Webb | December 07, 2011 5:36 PM | 4 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., the Japanese drug company, is being sued by more Actos® users whose treatment for diabetes may cause bladder cancer, but marketing of Actos continues in the U.S....

• Merck Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charge Over Vioxx

  Mike Ferrara | November 27, 2011 3:53 PM | 4 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  In a negotiated settlement, Pharma giant Merck has pled guilty to a criminal charge and has agreed to pay $950,000 for its illegal marketing of the blockbuster painkiller Vioxx, which Merck...

• A New Stent Design -- the Ion Stent -- May Put Patients At Risk

  Pierce Egerton | November 17, 2011 11:23 AM | 4 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Stents can be life savers. The following release posted to Eurekalert points to a possible problem with Boston Scientific's new Ion stent: Some stents that keep blood vessels open to treat heart...