Posts tagged drug products

• Antidepressant Suicide - Prosac Paxil Effexor

  Robert Blanchard | January 25, 2007 12:49 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  According to a new study, for suicidal patients who had taken antidepressants, fluoxetine (Prosac) was associated with the lowest risk for causing suicidal tendencies, as opposed to venlafaxine (Effexor) which had the highest risk, as published in the December issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry. The aim of this study was to investigate, in a nationwide series of suicidal subjects, how...

• Strokes Caused by Medications

  Robert Blanchard | January 31, 2007 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The suits against the makers of Vioxx, Celebrex, PPA and Ortho Evra all include claims that the medication could cause strokes. Strokes a re complicated injuries and can be very severe. The difficulty in proving such claims arises from the variety of other factoors that can lead to a stroke. Some understanding of the different knds of strokes is helpful. Strokes that involve a bleeding in the...

• Kava Kava- A Dangerous Drug

  Staff Writer | December 06, 2006 1:22 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Kava Kava, known for its mood enhancing capacity, is coming under increasing scrutiny after studies have shown it to cause liver toxicity, even death. There are many forms of Kava Kava and it can be ingested in pill form or liquid tea. Its popularity has given rise to various Kava Kava bars popping up. However, GNC ordered the dietary supplement to be removed from its stores as long ago as...

• Generic for Wellbutrin Under FDA Investigation

  Joe Saunders | October 27, 2007 10:42 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The generic for the popular anti-depressant Wellbutrin XL is under investigation by the FDA after consumers complained of severe headaches, anxiety, insomnia and digestive ailments. The generic Budeprion XL was approved for use in 2006. A consumer products advocacy group ConsumerLab.com began testing the drug after the complaints arose. The tests revealed some differences in the scientific...

• ReNu Abogado

  Joe Saunders | May 01, 2006 9:17 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Si ud. ha estado usando la solución ReNu para sus lentes de contacto y ha experimentado una herida de los ojos, posiblemente podría recibir compensación por su herida. Es muy importante que ud. consulte con un oftalmólogo inmediatamente. El doctor tiene que tomar una muestra de sus ojos para determinar si tiene el hongo fusarium keratitis. Favor de llamar a nuestra oficina para una...

• Kava Kava Feels Good but May Produce Harmful Consequences

  Joe Saunders | February 19, 2006 10:46 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers of the potential risk of severe liver injury associated with the use of kava-containing dietary supplements. Kava (Piper methysticum) is a plant indigenous to the islands in the South Pacific where it is commonly used to prepare a traditional beverage. Supplements containing the herbal ingredient kava are promoted for relaxation (e.g.,...

• New Ruling in Celebrex cases

  Robert Blanchard | November 28, 2007 4:25 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Judge Brier has just ruled in the Celebrex cases that the 200 milligram daily dosagethat was common for Celebrex has not been scientifically shown to cause heart attacks and strokes. You may recall that Celebrex is the Cox-2 inhibitor drug just like Vioxx that hasbeen subject to allegations that its use causes heart attacks and strokes, very much like Vioxx.This may sound like very good news...

• HRT Sales Representative Whistleblower Admits Improper Promotion

  Brenda Fulmer | October 05, 2007 11:30 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The Reno trial involving three breast cancer survivors who are suing Wyeth is now nearing the end of its fourth week. The Nevada plaintiffs are suing Wyeth, the manufacturer of Prempro and Premarin, after they each developed breast cancer attributed to their long-term use of combination hormone replacement drugs. Brett Hendricks, a former sales representative for Wyeth, provided riveting...

• Sleep Drugs - Attorneys Slow to Take Cases

  Robert Blanchard | March 27, 2007 11:51 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Despite the recent FDA warning about Sleep Aid medications like Ambien and Lunesta causing hypnotic and potentially dangerous sleep walking behavior, attorneys have been slow to take on these cases. An ongoing theme of the calls to the lawyers' offices invariably involve someone driving while in this hypnotic state. When arrested, the hapless driver is charged with driving under the influence,...

• To Black Box Or Not To Black Box

  Bob Carroll | August 31, 2006 7:52 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Patients need to know that a particular class of antibiotics can cause ruptures of tendons, such as, the Achilles tendon, the rotator cuff (shoulder), the biceps, the hand, and the thumb. The drug companies say that deep within the printed package insert is a warning of this risk. Public Citizen is petitioning the FDA to require a black box warning. Seems like a good idea to me. Some...