North Carolina updates in category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

The number of people living with diabetes keeps growing. It is estimated that over 23 million people, or 7.8% of the US population, has diabetes. That is a staggering number. If you or a loved one...

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Zelnorm is a drug to treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in women. On March 30, 2007 , the FDA ordered that manufacturer Novartis stop selling Zelnorm due to an increased risk of serious heart...

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The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has just announced that truck drivers and bus drivers are not allowed to use the smoking cessation medication Chantix. The Federal Aviation...

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Bayer, the manufacturer of Trasylol, has announced that it is removing all remaining Trasylol product from hospital pharmacies and warehouses. This announcement comes on the heels of a study...

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A study has found that women who use the drug Fosamax are twice as likely to develop an irregular heartbeat condition known as atrial fibrillation as women who have never taken the drug. The 86%...

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A jury in New Jersey awarded a 24 year old woman $10.5 million upon allegations that the acne medication Accutane caused her inflammatory bowel disease, from which the woman suffers debilitating...

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In a study by the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health, 83% of parents stated a belief that the last medication prescribed for their child was...

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