Posts tagged dangerous drugs

• Finally! FDA to Review Safety Concerns of Yaz, Yasmin, Ocell and Other Contraceptives

  Brenda Fulmer | October 05, 2011 9:43 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  More than two years after the British Medical Journal published its first articles urging patients not to take certain birth control products; the Food & Drug Administration has decided to...

• Initial Studies: FDA Confirms Increased Risk of Clots with Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella

  Brenda Fulmer | October 03, 2011 11:03 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  In May, we reported recent medical studies found that the latest generation of birth control pills, Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella (drospirenone-containing drugs), placed women at a higher risk of blood...

• FDA Update on Drospirenone Containing Birth Control Pills

  Cal Warriner | September 27, 2011 10:58 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  On September 26, 2011 the FDA issued its latest update regarding its ongoing investigation into whether drospirenone containing oral birth control pills are more dangerous than other forms of oral...

• Public Citizen 30 Year Battle -- MDL Established for Darvon and Darvocet

  Brenda Fulmer | August 17, 2011 3:26 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  After a delay of several months, the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation announced this week the establishment of MDL proceedings in the Eastern District of Kentucky before District Court...

• Five Ways You Can Prevent Pharmacy Errors and Medication Mix-Ups

  Ed Normand | August 02, 2011 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Taking prescribed medications as directed by a doctor is important to your health and recovery. However, it can be extremely dangerous when pharmacy errors occur, and may expose you to serious...

• Consumers Should Stop Taking Tylenol Arthritis

  Eddie Farah | December 29, 2009 11:07 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Toxic Substances
  

  If you open the Tylenol bottle and there is a funny smell, close it and call Johnson & Johnson. The Food and Drug Administration is expanding its recall of TYLENOL Arthritis Pain Caplets in...

• “The Heavy Weight Fight” – Extreme Dangers of Bodybuilding Supplements

  Alyssa DiEdwardo | August 03, 2009 8:08 AM | 7 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Bodybuilding has been known as an Extreme Sport, because it is associated with extreme diets, rigorous weight lifting and rigorous competitions. Famous names such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou...

• Marketing Pharmaceuticals and “All that Yaz”

  John Hopkins | July 29, 2009 3:56 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  When I see drug companies advertising on television, I often wonder whether their research departments are as well funded as their marketing efforts. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals and their...

• Georgia Lures Industry With Promises Of Curtailing Civil Rights

  Eddie Farah | February 13, 2009 1:32 AM | 1 CommentJacksonville, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  This is reminiscent of what’s put Michigan on the map as the friendliest state for drug and device makers. In Michigan, drug companies enjoy immunity from prosecution. Imagine if you or I...

• Tea Leaves May Forcast Sailor's Future

  Eddie Farah | January 10, 2009 11:29 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  The tea leaves from this cup have forecast disaster for Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Javier Trevino and his job as an air traffic controller at the Mayport Naval Station in Jacksonville. When a...