Posts tagged medication

• Prescription Errors are Tough to Swallow

  Mark Bello | May 22, 2012 1:13 PM | 1 CommentFarmington Hills, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A New Jersey CVS Pharmacy mistakenly gave as many as fifty children Tamoxifen, a powerful cancer fighting medication, instead of the prescribed fluoride tablets. Although some children ingested...

• The Role of the Beers List

  Mark Bello | May 24, 2012 1:45 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  I am not talking about a list of the most popular adult beverages. The Beers list, formally known as the Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults, is a list of...

• Accutane Acne Medication Pulled from U.S. Market

  David Mittleman | July 14, 2009 11:06 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Roche Holdings AG, the maker of the acne medication Accutane, is pulling the product from the U.S. market, citing “economic reasons”. However, juries have awarded at least $33 million in...

• Drug Name Confusing Leads to Medication Errors

  Mark Bello | February 16, 2012 2:17 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  We all take prescription medications at one time or another. Our doctor prescribes a specific medication for a specific condition, and we count on the pharmacist to be accurate in filling that...

• Georgia Man Wins $6.5 Million Settlement In Erectile Dysfunction Suit

  David Mittleman | October 10, 2009 10:00 AM | 4 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Georgia—Jon Henry Howard won $9.25 million dollars in a jury verdict against the Atlanta men’s clinic who attempted to treat his erectile dysfunction, but instead left his penis...

• Consider Trying an Alternative Remedy Before Popping that Prescription Pill

  David Mittleman | March 25, 2012 10:49 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Are we an overmedicated nation? Some might say so, considering the fact that Americans spent $300 billion per year on prescription drugs in 2011. Prescription drugs can definitely save lives, but...

• 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...

• Role Model Johnson & Johnson Fails Brand Crisis Management, Business Scholars Argue

  David Mittleman | January 21, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The Harvard Business School has long used a template to teach its business students how to handle a brand crisis, such as a recall. The template is based on Johnson & Johnson's conduct in 1982,...

• Teen Boy Dies at House Party from Lethal Combination of Alcohol and Erectile Dysfunction Medication

  David Mittleman | July 27, 2009 8:07 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Orinda, California—16-year-old Joseph Loudon died on May 23 during a house party. Investigators were not surprised to find alcohol in his blood, but were shocked to find high levels of...

• Pharmaceutical Company Recalling Excedrin and Other Medicines Over Bottling Mix-Up

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

  The pharmaceutical company Novartis is recalling bottles of Excedrin, NoDoz, Bufferin, and Gas-X because the bottles may contain stray pills from other medicines or chipped and broken tablets....