FDA & Prescription Drugs - Last 90 Days

• Consumer Report Has Concerns About Popular Medical Products

  Brenda Fulmer | March 29, 2012 5:29 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  A recent Consumer Reports article on medical device safety has generated a great deal of buzz (and concern) among patients. Consumer Reports, founded in 1933, is an expert, independent, nonprofit...

• The Debate Over Pradaxa (Dabigatran) Safety - Follow the Money

  Cal Warriner | March 20, 2012 10:19 AM | 2 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Boehringer Ingelheim, a German pharmaceutical company beat all competitors to the market with its new wonder drug Pradaxa. The new drug was touted as equal or superior to Coumadin (Warfarin) for...

• Prescription Drug Consumers Flying Without a Net

  Cal Warriner | April 11, 2012 4:14 PM | 4 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Most consumers of drugs and medical devices fill their prescriptions trusting that a virtual mass of protection is built in to the drug approval process. While everyone knows that no drug is...

• Caveat Emptor -- Do You KNow Where Your Drugs Come From?

  Cal Warriner | April 06, 2012 7:55 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Forget the ongoing debate about whether FDA oversight of new drugs and medical devices provides consumers that “safety net” we all depend upon. Once a drug is approved, where is it...