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• More Ortho Evra Lawsuits

  Robert Blanchard | November 14, 2005 12:59 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Blood clots from birth control are not new. But in patch form it appears you are getting more hormones and, now they find, more blood clots. I would think that lawyers looking into these cases would be wise to focus on the dosage problems rather the hormones themselves. Hormone-related litigation has so far proved difficult.More than 4 million women have used the patch since it went on sale in...

• FDA Issues Warning About Birth Control Patch

  saunders saunders | November 14, 2005 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  On November 10, 2005 the Food and Drug Administration issued an updated labeling concerning Ortho Evra, the birth control patch used by many women. Here is the statement released by the FDA:The Food and Drug Administration today approved updated labeling for the Ortho Evra contraceptive patch to warn healthcare providers and patients that this product exposes women to higher levels of estrogen...

• New FDA Warning Label For Ortho Evra

  Bob Carroll | November 12, 2005 10:26 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The FDA has issued a new warning label for Ortho Evra, the skin patch brith control product. The warning alerts users to potential problems with hormone levels created by use of the patches.FDA Updates Labeling for Ortho Evra Contraceptive Patch The Food and Drug Administration today approved updated labeling for the Ortho Evra contraceptive patch to warn healthcare providers and patients that...

• Warning Issued for Birth-Control Patch

  Staff Writer | November 11, 2005 10:03 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  FDA is warning users of the popular Ortho Evra birth control patch that they are being exposed to more hormones, and are therefore at a higher risk of blood clots and other serious side effects. Consumer groups and some obstetricians are recommending patients stop using the patch and get new forms of birth control. Attorneys have already fimed many Ortho Evra lawsuit, and those same lawyers say...

• Should Your Net Worth Determine What Your Doctor Tells You?

  Bob Carroll | November 08, 2005 5:55 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Is it unethical for doctors to withhold information from patients about a new drug? Or, costly drugs? Or, drugs not included in the Medicare Drug Program selected by the patient? The British Medical Journal publishes an article that discusses the issues. My take would be that patients have a right to know what treatments or drugs exist that may benefit the patient. Anything less than candor...

• Another Vioxx Lawsuit Filed

  Staff Writer | November 07, 2005 1:39 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  An Illinois attorney has filed a lawsuit against Merck (the drug's maker) and Wallgreens.Irene Anzona was 49 when she had a stroke she believes was caused by Vioxx, a Cox-2 inhibitor used to treat arthritis pain. Vioxx was voluntarily recalled by Merck in September 2004. Anzona's attorney alleges that Merck failed to warn Vioxx users of the drug's potentially dangerous side effects, was...

• Strattera Linked To Suicide Risk

  Bob Carroll | November 02, 2005 7:44 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The FDA is warning patients and doctors about a new risk associated with Strattera. Strattera is used to treat a condition called Attention-Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children, teens, and adults. Suicidal thoughts or actions: Strattera may increase thoughts of suicide or suicide attempts in infrequent cases. Call you doctor right away if you become irritable or anxious or...

• Medication Guidelines Published By Drug Company Shills

  Bob Carroll | October 29, 2005 6:35 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Authors of published guidelines for prescribing medications often have financial interests in the companies whose treatments they recommend. In about half of the guidelines, at least one author had received research financing from a company that had a connection to the recommendation. We need an expanded definition of a shill.You would assume that nationally recommended medication guidelines...

• FDA Warns of Cylert Side Effects

  Bob Carroll | October 26, 2005 5:25 AM | 1 CommentPinellas, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  FDA Alert Re Cylert, a drug used to treat ADHD. Coming a mere 10 years after Canada and Great Britain pulled the drug from their markets and and 5 months after the manufacturer, Abbott Labs, stopped making and marketing the drug due to declining sales, the question is why did the FDA bother at all.Does anyone need more evidence that the FDA is dysfunctional? Exhibit A: its recent Alert about...

• Drug Warning: Pargluva Can Kill (But Not According To The FDA)

  Bob Carroll | October 21, 2005 4:34 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Two drug companies thought their new drug, Pargluva, would be a good treatment for Type 2 diabetes, especially for the overweight. So did the Food and Drug Administration panel only last month. JAMA publishes the results of a study that says it can kill. What is going on? Another dangerous drug about to hit the market?Bristol-Myers Squibb and Merck & Co. thought their new drug, Pargluva,...