Posts tagged drug

• Trends in Teen Drug Use

  David Mittleman | March 11, 2009 9:34 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A new study released by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America has found a 25% decline in methamphetamine use and a 30% decline in marijuana use in teens. Where the Partnership found an increase,...

• FDA Not Doing Enough to Protect You From Faulty Supplements

  David Mittleman | March 08, 2009 10:57 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Dietary supplements are a big business in the United States. Consumers spend in the neighborhood of $25 billion dollars per year on pills, capsules, powders, and liquids that promise a host of...

• Michigan State Senator, Gretchen Whitmer, Fights to Hold Drug Companies Accountable

  David Mittleman | March 06, 2009 3:44 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Michigan Senator, Gretchen Whitmer, made compelling comments today on the Wyeth v. Levine ruling. The Levine ruling was a great success for consumers in 49 states, but not for consumers in Michigan....

• "Smart Drugs" (Ritalin & Adderall) not so smart to take

  David Mittleman | February 27, 2009 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  It is the human nature of competitive people to always look for an edge - whether it is steroids for an athlete or smart drugs for a student. Scientists refer to certain drugs prescribed for...

• FDA Approves Drug Derived from Genetically Altered Goat Milk

  David Mittleman | February 09, 2009 1:02 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A herd of bio-engineered goats in Massachusetts, whose milk contains a valuable human protein, is the first of its kind to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The milk, which is laced...

• Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) Linked to Children’s Motrin, Antibiotics, Dilantin, and Other Drugs

  David Mittleman | January 28, 2009 2:57 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) can be a life-threatening condition affecting the skin and causing cell death. This severe allergic reaction has been linked to a number of drugs, ranging from...

• Balancing the cost of cheaper medicine

  David Mittleman | January 26, 2009 10:35 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Outsourcing may affect more than just American labor conditions. It could very well affect the availability of safe prescription medication. Only 13% of pharmaceutical plants used to create new...

• Drug Companies Now Barred From Giving Doctors Free Gifts

  David Mittleman | January 07, 2009 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  New pharmaceutical industry guidelines will likely stop most drug companies from handing out swag with corporate logo’s. The new rules bar the free distribution of pens, coffee mugs, staplers,...

• A Look Back at the FDA in 2008

  David Mittleman | December 23, 2008 9:03 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken a bit of a beating this year. A number of drugs approved by that agency have turned out to be dangerous, and tainted food products kept...

• Fleet Phospho-soda - Colonoscopy Prep vs. Kidney Failure

  David Mittleman | December 15, 2008 1:01 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Recently the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) required new safety measures for oral sodium phosphate products to reduce the risk of acute kidney injury. The risk is associated with both...