- Darren Tobin | May 21, 2012 4:06 PM | Atlanta, GA
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Those men who are considering taking the drug finasteride should carefully consider the risk of sexual side effects, according to Consumer Reports. Finasteride is the active ingredient in...
- Darren Tobin | October 31, 2011 4:56 PM | Atlanta, GA
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
As previously reported, Propecia must now warn its users that high-grade prostate cancer may result from the use of the hair loss prevention drug.
The FDA has notified healthcare professionals...
- Darren Tobin | October 28, 2011 10:56 AM | Atlanta, GA
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
The FDA recently notified all healthcare professionals that the precautions section of labels for 5-aplha reductase inhibitor class of drugs should now include new safety information of the...
- M. Brandon Smith | September 25, 2011 11:09 PM | Atlanta, GA
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
An increased risk of developing bladder cancer has been linked to the diabetes drug Actos (generic: pioglitazone). The increased risk of developing bladder cancer is a staggering 40%.
Actos was...
- Darren Tobin | September 19, 2011 1:49 PM | Atlanta, GA
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Patients who have been taking ACTOS, a popular diabetes drug, have been warned by the FDA that there is an increase in the risk of bladder cancer when the drug is ingested for more than 12 months....
- Darren Tobin | September 14, 2011 10:11 AM | Atlanta, GA
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
The FDA recently issued a warning regarding ACTOS and the risk of developing bladder cancer. There have been recent studies suggesting that patients who take ACTOS longer than 12 months increase the...
- Darren Tobin | August 09, 2011 10:35 AM | Atlanta, GA
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Actos (pioglitazaone) has recently been associated with the risk of bladder cancer, according to the FDA. On August 4, 2011, the FDA approved updated drug labels for the pioglitazone-containing...
- Richard Schlueter | December 16, 2010 10:41 AM | Atlanta, GA
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Medical Devices & Implants
If you are someone who had hip replacement surgery in 2003 or after, you need to determine whether you have a recalled DePuy ASR Hip Implant. This is very important because DePuy Orthopaedics...