FDA & Prescription Drugs

• Blue Bonnet Spread Recalled After Label Mixup

  Greg Owen | November 14, 2009 2:09 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  ConAgra Foods, along with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is voluntarily recalling a 1,120 cases of 15 oz. tubs of Blue Bonnet Spread. The lot was mispackaged as the lid used is for...

• Merck's Gardasil Not Cleared for Older Women

  Greg Owen | June 27, 2008 9:20 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  At this time the cervical cancer vaccine known as Gardasil will not be approved for older women. That is the word to Merck & Co from the U.S. regulators. Merck was seeking approval to extend...

• Allie's Voice Being Heard By Big Pharma

  Greg Owen | January 07, 2009 1:07 PM | 1 CommentGlendale, CA

  Last year, over 80 Americans died and hundreds more became ill after receiving tainted doses of the blood thinner heparin. After an investigation, it was discovered that the contaminated batch of...

• FDA Advises Patients to Remove Skin Patches Before MRI

  Greg Owen | March 09, 2009 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  The FDA released a statement advising patients undergoing an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan to notify their doctor if they are wearing medicated skin patches. Some skin patches contain...

• Avandia-FDA Seeks Black Box Warning

  Greg Owen | June 07, 2007 10:54 AM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Lawmakers are hearing testimony from GlaxoSmithKline, doctors and regulators. The drugs Avandia, Avandaryl and Avandament, all GSK diabetes drugs, will be discussed at length. The discussion will be centered around whether enough was done by the drug maker GlaxoSmithKline to warn the public of the dangers involved with taking these medications, which are considered to be defective drugs by many....

• Avandia Sales Drop

  Greg Owen | July 01, 2007 3:20 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Sales of Avandia, the drug developed to aid diabetes patients, have dropped by approximately 10% since The New England Journal of Medicine posted an Avandia study on May 21, 2007 that was less than favorable. The study showed a huge increase in heart attacks and cardiovascular disease in people taking the drug, which is a product of GlaxoSmithKline.By the drug manufacturer's estimates, the...

• FDA Warns Singulair Users and Physicians

  Greg Owen | March 28, 2008 5:45 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed healthcare professionals and patients alike of their findings regarding the possible links between the use of Singulair and changes in mood and behavior. Their concerns pertain to suicidal thinking, changed behavior and indeed suicide. Merck, the manufacturer of Singulair, is stressing that this warning is based on a small number of studies. (Still...

• Merck Recalls Childrens' Vaccines

  Greg Owen | December 21, 2007 4:55 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Merck & Co Inc have recalled approximately 1.2 million doses of its popular childrens' vaccines. It is feared that the production equipment was not adequately sterilized. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the recalled vaccine is used to protect against the leading cause of meningitis in children under 5 years old. The potential for contamination of any individual...

• Defective Drugs - FDA's Credibility Questioned

  Greg Owen | July 13, 2007 4:04 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  It is no secret that an endless parade of defective drugs such as Vioxx, Avandia, Accutane, Ketek and Zyprexa have been approved by the FDA. In fact, the FDA has been accused of being a little too close to the pharmaceutical industry. In an effort to remedy the situation, the House of Representatives recently passed a bill aimed at improving the FDA's current system. The bill, once signed by...

• Deaths and Injuries Linked to Heparin

  Greg Owen | March 19, 2008 1:36 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working to identify the contaminant that has been found in Heparin, which may be linked to as many as 19 deaths. Although, at this time, the FDA has not established a direct causal link. The drug Heparin is used in dialysis and heart procedures to stave off blood clots. Baxter sells somewhere in the range of 35 million units of heparin sodium injection...