- Scott Kappes | March 29, 2011 4:22 PM | Houston, TX
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
The FDA and Sanofi-Aventis, the makers of the arterial fibrillation drug Multaq, have issued a warning for potential liver damage in patients taking the medication.
Patients taking Multaq are...
- Scott Kappes | March 18, 2010 3:23 PM | Houston, TX
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Miscellaneous
On March 12, 2010 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that the blockbuster anti-clotting drug Plavix will now carry the agency’s strongest warning. The FDA said that they are...
- Beth Janicek | January 15, 2010 5:07 PM | San Antonio, TX
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Automobile Accidents
If you are anywhere in the central Texas area, chances are you’ve been hit by hard rain. San Antonio has been drenched by record rainfall and powerful thunderstorms that has left much of...
- Beth Janicek | July 01, 2009 10:02 AM | San Antonio, TX
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Six months ago, the pharmaceutical company C.B. Fleet pulled two laxative drugs from store shelves. Now, according to the Lynchburg (VA) News and Advance, the company is seeking to reintroduce...
- Jeff Rasansky | July 09, 2008 2:41 PM | Dallas, TX
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
The FDA has announced that it will be seeking to add black box warning to Cipro and Levaquin. Both are antibiotics that are used to treat bacterial infections. Apparently, each carries a risk of...
- Jeff Rasansky | July 08, 2008 12:18 PM | Dallas, TX
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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...
- Jeff Rasansky | May 19, 2008 1:22 PM | Dallas, TX
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
The FDA has issued an alert to highlight changes to the "Warnings and Precautions" section of the prescribing information regarding serious neuropsychiatric symptoms linked to Chantix. These...