Posts tagged fda

• Post-Market Review of Pradaxa – Real People Suffer

  Steven Davis | January 23, 2012 12:49 PM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  There are real consequences to post-market drug investigations such as the ongoing investigation of Pradaxa, Boehringer Ingelheim’s new blockbuster drug used in the treatment of atrial...

• In Spite Of All The News, Pradaxa Ads Still Run

  Pete Flowers | January 21, 2012 11:48 AM | 0 CommentsWindy City, IL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  I was watching TV the other night when an advertisement came on that caught my eye. As well it should; the ad was for Pradaxa, the blood thinner that has been linked to hundreds of deaths. As...

• New Study: Pradaxa Raises Heart Attack Risk

  Pete Flowers | January 10, 2012 11:13 PM | 0 CommentsWindy City, IL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Following on the heels of the FDA's December 7, safety warning about Pradaxa, a just released study shows even more risks associated with the anti-clotting drug. Recent findings by...

• FDA Undertakes Safety Review of Pradaxa...What This Means To You

  Pete Flowers | January 09, 2012 2:55 PM | 0 CommentsWindy City, IL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Dabigatran (Pradaxa) is a blood thinner known as a direct thrombin inhibitor that was approved to reduce the risk of stroke and blood clots in patients with non-valvular atrial...

• Heart Surgery Patients Left in the Dark Due to Patented Conflicts of Interest

  Jordan Margolis | May 28, 2011 8:31 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Patients with leaky heart values and other life-threatening medical conditions put their lives and trust in their doctors' hands when they are wheeled into the surgery room. They already know the...

• U.S. Marshalls Shut Down Maker of Triad Wipes

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 15, 2011 8:39 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  H&P industries, the makers of Triad wipes, which have been linked to deadly bacterial infections, was forced to shut down production when U.S. Marshalls showed up at its Hartland, Wisconsin...

• Triad Wipes Recalled Due to Deadly Bacteria

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 05, 2011 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Triad Group located in Hartland, Wisconsin has recently been blamed as the source of a number of possibly infected products—including alcohol wipes that have been linked to the death of a...

• The Latest on DePuy; Recall Highlights Medical Implant Problems

  Jamie G. Goldstein | January 11, 2011 5:48 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  An artificial hip implant produced by DePuy Orthopaedics, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, has been recalled on a massive scale and now the implants checkered past is coming to light according to a...

• FDA to Review Safety of Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages

  Jamie G. Goldstein | November 03, 2010 7:25 PM | 4 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Who would have thought 23.5 ounces of a caffeinated, flavored malt liquor brew that many have dubbed as “liquid cocaine” or a “blackout in a can” could ever be harmful?...

• Congress Steps Up for Toy Safety

  Nick Avgerinos | September 02, 2008 10:24 AM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Congress recently announced a mandate for more stringent federal safety requirements for toys. The consumer-friendly legislation was signed by the President. These new standards include a strict...