Posts tagged drugs

• Oxycodone Sales Dropped 97% in Florida in Past Year

  David Mittleman | February 02, 2012 9:12 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  I've written several blogs in the past few months about oxycodone, its powerful effects, and the number of people addicted to the drug. Luckily, one state has attempted to institute a new law...

• Woman Loses Arm and Breasts to Flesh-Eating Bacteria Caused by Bath Salts

  David Mittleman | January 17, 2012 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  In the past I've written about a dangerous product with the innocuous sounding name of bath salts--but don't be fooled, this product is anything but harmless. In fact, bath salts are...

• Shortage of Prescription Drugs Serious Problem for Patients

  David Mittleman | January 08, 2012 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Doctors, patients, and pharmacists have cited increasing concerns over the shortage of some important prescription drugs such as Adderall and life saving cancer medications. As a result, patients...

• 200 Million People Use Illicit Drugs Worldwide

  David Mittleman | January 07, 2012 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A new report revealed that illcit drug use is a major problem across the world. In fact, Australian researchers found that nearly 200 million people use marijuana, amphetamines, cocaine, and...

• The Dangerous Side Effects of Antibiotics

  David Mittleman | December 19, 2011 12:20 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Antibiotics were considered a miracle cure when Sir Alexander Fleming first discovered penicillin in 1928. It opened up the horizons for treating and curing bacterial infections that we consider...

• Seniors Receiving Home Healthcare More Likely to Be Taking Multiple Unsafe Medications

  David Mittleman | December 02, 2011 8:40 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  As we age, many of us will begin to take more and more medications. However, if a doctor isn’t closely monitoring the various medications, this could spell trouble as far as the...

• Doctors See Surge in Number of Prescription Drug-Addicted Babies

  David Mittleman | November 14, 2011 11:40 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  I've written several blogs in the past few weeks on the growing concern over prescription painkiller addiction. More Americans than ever are addicted to drugs like OxyContin or Vicodin--the number...

• DEA and Local Police Departments Take Expired Prescription Drugs to Stem Illegal Use

  David Mittleman | October 23, 2011 11:34 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  If you're like other Americans, your medicine cabinet might be filled with bottles of unused and potentially expired prescription drugs. Unfortunately, having old prescription medications in your...

• Michigan’s Drug Industry Immunity Upheld, Costing Victims and State Millions

  David Mittleman | October 04, 2011 11:27 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Back in March, I wrote several blogs about Michigan’s drug industry immunity law and its negative impact on injured patients and the State of Michigan. This past weekend, the Michigan Supreme...

• Prescription Drug Crimes On the Rise in Michigan

  David Mittleman | September 10, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Ingham county safety officials are in the process of creating a new task force to deal with a growing number of crimes associated with prescription drugs. But we're not talking about just illegal...