Posts tagged 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...

• FDA Warns of Reclast Kidney Failure Side Effects

  Council Wooten | September 13, 2011 9:34 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The FDA has announced that it will revise the warning label on Reclast, warning patients about the risk of kidney failure. Reclast was approved by the FDA in 2007 for the treatment of postmenopausal...

• Public Citizen, Trial Lawyers and Lady Justice -- Fighting the Good Fight

  Brenda Fulmer | August 30, 2011 4:15 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  As a lawyer who fights every single day on behalf of my clients who have been injured by defective drugs, I am so very thankful for the support that my clients are receiving from Public Citizen....

• 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...

• Crimes on Cruise Ships

  Brett Rivkind | July 27, 2011 9:06 AM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Associated Press reported a California man has pled guilty in a U.S. Virgin Islands court to drug dealing onboard the Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship the Allure of the Seas. I recently did a blog...

• FDA Concern: Bisphosphonates Increase the Risk of Esophageal Cancer

  Cal Warriner | July 21, 2011 3:24 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  On July 21, 2011, the FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients about its ongoing review of studies conducted in order to determine whether the use of oral bisphosphonate drugs may cause...

• How You Can Help Yourself Avoid Misfilled Prescriptions

  Laurie Briggs | June 08, 2011 3:07 PM | 1 CommentWest Palm Beach, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  You’ve likely read about it in a newspaper or heard about it happening on television, but sadly, drug mix-ups happen and they could cost you your life! An article published in the June...