Posts tagged defective drugs

• Zyprexa Diabetes Link Focus of New York Times

  Staff Writer | June 12, 2006 9:28 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The New York times today has a great article on the mentally ill's burden with Zyprexa's link to diabetes. Zyprexa is an anti-psychotic drug that has also been linked to Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) and Tardive Dyskinesia (TD). According to the article, approximately 20 percent of mentally ill patients develop diabetes. It is important to note that there are two types of diabetes: Type...

• Toothpaste Made in China Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | June 16, 2007 6:47 PM | 0 CommentsVentura, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The FDA has issued a warning and recall for toothpaste made in China. The recalled products may contain diethylene glycol, which is an ingredient found in antifreeze. It may cause kidney or liver damage if consumed in large quantities. 5 ounce tubes of Colgate that were made in China or Africa have now been added to the recall list. Miller says the Colgate recalled was made in Africa or...

• New Depo Provera Recommendations From Canada

  Staff Writer | May 17, 2006 12:42 PM | 0 CommentsVentura, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada recommended last week a new set of guidelines for physicians prescribing the birth-control injection Depo Provera. The recommendations include asking that doctors weigh heavily the benefits and potential risks of the drug before writing prescriptions.Research has confirmed that use of [Depo Provera] is associated with a decrease in...

• Certain Diabetes Drug Manufacturers to Heighten Label Warnings on Heart Failure Risk

  Chrissie Cole | August 15, 2007 9:13 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Manufacturers of certain drugs approved for treating Type 2 diabetes have agreed to add stronger warnings on the risk of heart failure, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The information will be included in a "boxed" warning - the FDA's strongest warning. The updated warning label will highlight that certain drugs may cause or worsen heart failure in some patients.The FDA...

• N.J. Top Court Rejects Vioxx Class Action

  Greg Owen | September 07, 2007 8:32 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  In what amounts to a huge legal victory for the manufacturer of Vioxx, Merck & Co, the New Jersey Supreme Court rejected a class-action lawsuit. The company currently has close to 27,000 individual claims from users claiming to have suffered heart attacks and strokes after consuming this defective product. Apparently, the court felt that a class-action suit was not appropriate for this...

• Making a Difference - A Medical Malpractice Story

  Greg Owen | January 04, 2008 5:54 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  As a result of the death of their beloved son Michael, due to what is believed to have been medical malpractice, David and Patty Skolnik helped push through House Bill 1331 better known as The Michael Skolnik Medical Transparency Act."The Michael Skolnik Medical Transparency Act will make public, via a Web site, information about doctors' license status and medical malpractice settlements."...

• Children's Cold Medicine Recalled Over Dosage Cup

  Shannon Weidemann | October 30, 2007 2:32 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Over the counter cough and cold medicine has been recalled by Wyeth due to a faulty dosage cup that came with the medicine. The recalled drugs include several Robitussin and Dimetapp brands. The recall comes after an advisory board advised the FDA that cold medications had not been tested on children under the age of six and may not be safe. The products are being removed because they come...

• Study to Analyze ADHD Medications and Heart Attack Risks

  Chrissie Cole | September 17, 2007 7:06 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A comprehensive new study is underway by two U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agencies, to determine if prescription medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increases the risk of heart attack, cardiovascular problems or stroke.Research supported by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)...

• Avandia Increases Risk of Heart Attack

  Shannon Weidemann | September 12, 2007 7:52 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A new study being published by the Journal of American Medical Association has found the a patients risks of heart failure and heart attack is increased when taking the diabetes drug Avandia. The stude was done by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Avandia was required by the FDA in August to begin carrying a strict "black box" warning label. "The risk of heart...

• AIDS Drug Contains Carcinogen

  Shannon Weidemann | September 10, 2007 7:16 PM | 0 CommentsVentura, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  An AIDS drug manufactured by Pfizer contains a human carcinogen due to an effect of the manufacturing process. Viracept is not being recalled but a warning letter is being issued to doctors. A similar drug manufactured in Europe by Roche Ltd. was recalled. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said, however, that some patients might already have been exposed to EMS levels higher than what...