Posts tagged suicide

• Topamax Lawsuit Update

  Shezad Malik MD JD | January 16, 2012 9:36 PM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Topamax can result in serious birth defects such as cleft palate or cleft lip. These occur when parts of the soft and hard palate fail to completely fuse together. The defect can result in a...

• Parents Sue Joshua School District For Son's Suicide

  Angel Reyes | March 27, 2011 12:42 PM | 2 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A wrongful death lawsuit has been brought against the Joshua school district accusing school officials of ignoring repeating acts of bullying against Jon Carmichael, 13, who committed suicide last...

• Kids Treatment with Antidepressants Increasing the Risk for Suicide Continues

  Beth Janicek | April 15, 2010 7:23 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A recent study has added to the debate on whether antidepressants increase the risk for suicide in adolescents. A long term study shows that there appears to be no difference among...

• Drug Maker Illegally Markets Antidepressant to Kids

  Beth Janicek | March 04, 2009 6:19 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Drug maker Forest Laboratories was accused by the Justice Department on Wednesday of illegally marketing the popular antidepressant Celexa to children and teens. The government alleges that the...

• Chantix Makers Use “Unbranded” Ads to Reduce Side-Effect Talk

  Scott Kappes | September 02, 2008 6:19 PM | 1 CommentHouston, TX Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  As many may have heard over the past several months Pfizer’s anti-smoking drug Chantix has been linked to serious side effects including suicidal thought and suicidal behavior. When evidence...

• Widow Sues Chantix Maker Over Husband's Suicide

  Scott Kappes | July 10, 2008 11:56 AM | 1 CommentHouston, TX Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Yesterday as the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs was holding a hearing on why veterans were being given the “suicide-inducing drug” Chantix, an Alabama attorney was busy filing the first...

• Former VA Secretary Turned Lobbyist, Questioned VA About Chantix

  Scott Kappes | July 09, 2008 6:01 PM | 2 CommentsHouston, TX Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A new report from the Washington Times today claims that former Veterans' Affairs Secretary Anthony Principi called on his friends at the VA for answers concerning Pfizer’s smoking cessation...

• Epilepsy Drugs Targeted For Suicide Warning

  Jeff Rasansky | July 08, 2008 12:18 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Federal officials are requesting that the makers of epilepsy drugs add a black box warning to their labels that will warn about suicidal thoughts and behavior. The FDA will meet an outside advisory...

• Epilepsy Drugs May Face New Suicide Warnings

  Scott Kappes | June 05, 2008 11:55 AM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A panel of outside experts is set to meet on July 10 to advise the FDA on how best to communicate to consumers elevated risks of suicidal thoughts and behavior associated with epilepsy...

• Chantix Banned for Use by Truckers

  Scott Kappes | May 23, 2008 11:45 AM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A new study is causing quite a stir over Pfizer’s popular stop smoking aid Chantix. This week the FAA announced that Chantix would no longer be included in the list of medications that pilots...