FDA & Prescription Drugs

• Top 10 Deadliest Drugs

  Linda Snyder | April 08, 2008 4:31 PM | 3 CommentsFort Collins, CO

  In 1988, the AIDS activist group ACT UP staged a protest that led to a dramatic change in the US Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) drug approval process. Previously, the drug approval process was...

• So what is an MDL?

  Staff Writer | April 19, 2006 9:31 AM | 2 CommentsDenver, CO

  Many folks have recently seen or perhaps heard of the Vioxx, Celebrex, Bextra, Ortho Evra, Guidant and Medtronic "MDLs" in the media. So what is an "MDL"? Well, its shorthand for multidistrict litigation. The first thing you need to know about multidistrict litigation is that its not the same thing as a class action. A class action is a lawsuit where a few people sue on behalf of themselves and...

• Zyprexa Litigation

  Staff Writer | June 14, 2006 8:00 PM | 1 CommentDenver, CO

  On June 8th, Judge Weinstein (the federal judge overseeing the Zyprexa litigation and $700 million settlement) issued an order that if claimants in the settlement do not have their claims submitted to the Special Masters with the necessary documents to support their claim "conforming to the guidelines agreed upon in the Final Settlement Protocol" by July 17th, their claims will be deemed...

• Ambien Users Report Binge Eating, Memory Loss

  Staff Writer | April 28, 2006 8:26 PM | 1 CommentDenver, CO

  More and more, we're hearing stories about people who are engaging in unusual behaviors while on Ambien, an anti-insomnia medication made by Sanofi-Aventis. Many people are reporting short-term memory loss as well. Both MSNBC.com and the New York Times have reported behaviors that are even more bizarre and disturbing, involving Ambien users who drank and drove in their sleep and remembered...

• Supreme Court Sides with Drug Companies

  Linda Chalat | July 05, 2011 5:04 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  The Supreme Court has struck down a Vermont law that prevented pharmacies from selling prescription information for drug marketing purposes, by a 6-3 vote. This case was a closely watched...

• FDA - Labeling Change For Proton Pump Inhibitors

  Chrissie Cole | May 26, 2010 3:13 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Labels for prescription and over-the-counter proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) will be revised to include new safety information about the possible risk of bone fractures with the use of these...

• Study Says Bone-Building Drugs Are Safe

  Chrissie Cole | March 24, 2010 1:06 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  Bone-building drugs, also known as bisphosphonates, like Fosamax and Reclast, have been under fire in recent weeks. While a recent study found staying on these types of drugs for five or more...

• Colorado Lawmakers Push New Regulation Of Surgical Technicians

  Chrissie Cole | February 28, 2010 11:57 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Kristen Parker, a former Rose Medical Center surgery technician, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for stealing syringes filled with pain medication and switching them with used syringes...

• Certain Health Valley Granola Bars Recalled

  Chrissie Cole | February 19, 2010 10:51 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  Lovin Oven, LLC, announced a precautionary, voluntary recall of certain Health Valley Organic Granola Bars because they may be contaminated with Salmonella. To this date, no illnesses have been...

• Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Salami Products

  Chrissie Cole | January 27, 2010 2:05 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  Health officials from the FDA, CDC and USDA are working closely with the Rhode Island Department of Health and other states in the investigation of an outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo that has been...