FDA & Prescription Drugs

• Another Chantix "Red Flag"

  Edward Nitkewicz | July 05, 2011 4:37 PM | 1 CommentLong Island, NY

  The New York Times reports that Chantix was linked to an increased risk of heart attacks, strokes or other serious cardiovascular problems. The article included statements from Pfizer and the author...

• Smoking Cessation Drug Linked to Heart Problems

  Scott Kappes | July 05, 2011 1:50 PM | 1 CommentHouston, TX

  A study published yesterday in the Canadian Medical Associastion Journal claims that smokers who take the prescription smoking cessation medication Chantix may be at an increased risk of heart and...

• Chantix Linked to Heart Problems

  Jamie Sheller | July 05, 2011 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  The Canadian Medical Association Journal has issued a report suggesting that Pfizer’s smoking cessation drug varenicline, which is sold under the brand name Chantix, is associated with a...

• New Study -- New Problems With Actos and Avandia

  Brenda Fulmer | July 05, 2011 11:46 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  In late June of 2011, at the American Diabetes Association’s annual meeting in San Diego, a study was presented that concluded Actos (pioglitazone), manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceutical Co....

• Oral Cleft Birth Defects & Causes

  Michael Monheit | July 03, 2011 7:33 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Pennsylvania, PA

  Oral cleft birth defects are one of the most common birth defects, affecting approximately one in 500 children in the United States. Although cleft defects can vary greatly in their severity they...

• Risk of Severe Burns with Recalled Nature Relief Instant Wart and Mole Remover

  Pierce Egerton | July 01, 2011 7:44 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Warts. Ugh! Get them off. You can buy a product to freeze them off. You can buy a chemical product to apply to them. Or, you can have a dermatologist remove them. If you choose to handle the...

• Yasmin and Yaz Side Effect Litigation

  Jeremy Thurman | July 01, 2011 11:30 AM | 1 CommentOklahoma City, OK

  A father from North Carolina has recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Bayer, the manufacturer of the birth control drug Yasmin. His daughter died on June 13, 2009, after suffering a...

• Are there Alternatives after the Mensing decision?

  Robert Blanchard | June 30, 2011 3:03 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  I have been closely following Smith v. Wyeth, the Sixth Circuit Reglan case that was stayed in anticipation of Mensing. According to Wyeth and Schwarz, as of November 2010, there were...

• Can “Small Pharma” Do it Better?

  David Mittleman | June 30, 2011 9:37 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Colossal drug makers like Pfizer, Merck, and Eli Lilly hold a huge portion of the pharmaceutical industry market share. In addition to being protected by anti-consumer legislation like Michigan's...

• Musty Odor Prompts Another Tylenol Recall

  Chrissie Cole | June 29, 2011 10:48 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  Consumer complaints of a “musty, moldy” odor have prompted the recall of more than 60,000 bottles of extra strength Tylenol. McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a subsidiary of Johnson &...