Posts tagged Defective Drugs

• FDA Warns Singulair Users and Physicians

  Greg Owen | March 28, 2008 5:45 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  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...

• Avandia Sales Drop

  Greg Owen | July 01, 2007 3:20 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  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...

• Actavis Recalls Remaining Patches as a Precaution

  Greg Owen | March 07, 2008 4:53 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Actavis Inc., announced that its subsidiary Actavis South Atlantic LLC is moving forward with the recall of all of the Fentanyl transdermal system CII patches that were sold in the U. S. The concern pertains to a possible defect that could cause a leakage of the fentanyl gel. Initally, 14 lots of the patches were recalled. However, it is unknown if the defect is present in patches that are still...

• Merck Recalls Childrens' Vaccines

  Greg Owen | December 21, 2007 4:55 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  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...

• Avandia-FDA Seeks Black Box Warning

  Greg Owen | June 07, 2007 10:54 AM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  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....

• FDA Issues a Recall on Class of Bone Drugs

  Greg Owen | January 11, 2008 5:24 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Although a defective drug recall has not been issued at this time, the FDA has issued an alert regarding a class of bone-density drugs known as bisphosphonates. It appears the drugs can cause severe bone, joint and/or muscle pain.Severe pain may occur soon after taking the drug, or it may take years to occur. It is currently unknown exactly what the risk of severe musculoskeletal pain is for an...

• Defective Drugs - FDA's Credibility Questioned

  Greg Owen | July 13, 2007 4:04 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  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...

• How Close is Too Close

  Greg Owen | November 30, 2007 2:55 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  It has long been believed by many that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is much too close to drug companies, which clearly causes a conflict in terms of regulating those companies. To see the extent of the problem, we only need to take a look at Merck's Vioxx catastrophe, were it was revealed by one scientist that he had actually received vailed threats from the FDA regarding the release...

• N.J. Top Court Rejects Vioxx Class Action

  Greg Owen | September 07, 2007 8:32 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  In what amounts to a huge legal victory for the manufacturer of Vioxx, Merck & Co, the New Jersey Supreme Court rejected a class-action lawsuit. The company currently has close to 27,000 individual claims from users claiming to have suffered heart attacks and strokes after consuming this defective product. Apparently, the court felt that a class-action suit was not appropriate for this...

• Vaccines Linked to Autism

  Greg Owen | June 18, 2007 11:42 AM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Many parents have long thought that there is a direct link between vaccines given to their children and the onset of autism. The case of Michelle Cedillo, of Arizona, is the first to be heard on the subject in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Not suprisingly, the case is being closely watched. Most claims contend that thimerosal, which is a mercury-rich preservative, is to blame for the...