Posts tagged patients

• FDA finalizes rules allowing patients greater access to experimental drugs.

  Wayne Parsons | August 16, 2009 1:47 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Bloomberg News (8/13, Randall) reports that new regulations posted on the FDA's website Wednesday will grant seriously ill patients greater access to experimental drugs. The FDA said the rules let...

• Medical Malpractice in Hawaii - Should The Hawaii Legislators Reward Doctors?

  Wayne Parsons | March 24, 2009 10:28 PM | 3 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  While the Hawaii legislature considers handing out a free pass for doctors to injure their patients through blatant mistakes and not have to pay for it, a recent survey shows that the medical...

• Federal Preemption Puts Consumers At Risk According To Observers

  Wayne Parsons | March 23, 2009 1:41 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  In an op-ed in the Des Moines Register (3/20) Joel Olah, executive director of aging resources of central Iowa, wrote, Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in favor of...

• FDA Adds Warning of Celgene's Risks For Elderly

  Wayne Parsons | January 02, 2009 10:53 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The Dow Jones (12/31, Dooren) reported, The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday Celgene Corp. (CELG) added an additional warning to its blood-clot busting drug Innohep stating it could...