Posts tagged drug products

• Adverse effects and deaths reported with Methadone

  Staff Writer | February 05, 2007 9:32 AM | 1 CommentCheyenne, WY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  An article posted on WorstPills.org this month details new FDA warnings to consumers and health care professionals about the adverse effects of pain managing drug methadone. Deaths and life-threatening changes in heart beat and breathing have been reported in association with methadone. The professional product label, also known as a package insert, for methadone carries a black-box warning...

• Dennis Quaid Sues Baxter for Heparin Overdose

  Linda Snyder | March 18, 2008 3:07 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Actor Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly Buffington filed a lawsuit in December 2007 against Baxter Healthcare Corporation, claiming the drug maker was negligent when packaging different doses of the same drug in similar packaging. Both heparin and the lower dose version, hep-lock are packaged in similar vials with blue backgrounds and very small print on both labels.Quaid's newborn twins, who...

• Some Antidepressant Use May Lead to Bone Loss

  Jenny Albano | July 17, 2007 2:44 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a commonly prescribed class of anitdepressants, have been linked to bone loss in older men and women in three new studies.Researchers studied 2,722 women with an average age of 78, following them for an average of 4.9 years. After adjusting for weight, diet, smoking and other health behaviors, they found that S.S.R.I. users had an average hip bone...

• Anemia Drugs Will Now Carry Warning Label

  Shannon Weidemann | March 29, 2007 2:11 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Three very popular anemia drugs have had "black box" warning labels added to them by the FDA. Procrit, Epogen, and Aransep are usually given to cancer and kidney patients. Patients that take them have a higher risk of death or life-threatening side effects though.The new boxed warning states that Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) increased the risk of death and serious cardiovascular...

• Fired Johnson & Johnson VP expressed safety concerns

  Staff Writer | December 27, 2006 8:44 AM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A former executive for Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ortho-McNeil has filed a civil lawsuit against his former company for firing him. He alleges that the company unlawfully terminated him in May because of his repeated complaints about the safety of certain drug products, including the Ortho Evra contraceptive patch.An Associated Press article details the suit against J&J:The lawsuit alleges...

• Birth Control Patch Label Warning

  Staff Writer | September 20, 2006 4:00 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  According to the latest news from the FDA, Ortho and FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients aboutchanges to the available prescribing information to inform them of the results of two separate epidemiology studies evaluating the risk of developing a serious blood clot in women using Ortho Evra compared to women using a different oral contraceptive. The first study found that the risk...

• FDA Warnings About Illegal Internet Erectile Dysfunction Drugs

  Staff Writer | August 01, 2006 4:46 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  In a recent alert the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers against the use of illegal products promoted on the Internet as dietary supplements for erectile dysfunction (ED) and the enhancement of sexual performance. Consumers who have used these products or require treatment for ED are encouraged to consult a healthcare professional for guidance.The products that are not...

• Early Vioxx Study Results hidden by Merck?

  Staff Writer | June 14, 2006 2:35 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

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