Posts tagged drugs

• FDA begins posting list of drugs with potential safety issues on its web site

  Wendi Lewis | September 08, 2008 4:42 PM | 2 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A list of prescription drugs currently under investigation by the FDA for safety issues is now available online. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration began posting the list on its web site in...

• Alli Side-Effects May Outweigh Benefits

  Staff Writer | June 18, 2007 9:32 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A new diet drug has hit the shelves with the FDA's approval, but users may want to be wary of the side effects. Alli, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, is supposed to help people lose 50% more weight than other dietary supplements.Alli blocks enzymes that digest fat, preventing the body from absorbing about a quarter of the fat eaten. The undigested fat is then excreted. One study of Alli showed...

• The Risks Of Taking Fosamax Appear To Be Great

  Tom Methvin | October 17, 2006 2:06 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Last month we wrote about the mounting problems associated with the popular osteoporosis drug Fosamax. Since that time it has become most apparent that the problems are widespread. As a result, the Fosamax litigation scene will be very active. Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), a disfiguring condition that leads to the breakdown of the jawbone and loss of teeth, is clearly a most serious matter....

• Subpoenas Issued Over Ketek

  Shannon Weidemann | January 31, 2008 10:02 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The Congressional subcommitte Oversight and Investigations will be issuing subpoenas to FDA investigators over the antibiotic Ketek. They are looking for more information into fraudulant clinical data that was used to gain approval for the drug. Last year the FDA issued a black box warning label for Ketek, the highest safety warning. The subcommittee is investigating drug safety and whether...

• Blood Sugar Test Strips Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | December 28, 2007 7:39 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Test strips used by diabetics to test their blood sugar levels have been recalled after it was discovered they were giving false readings. The recalled test strips were manufactured by Bayer and are used with the Contour TS blood glucose meter. The test strips in question are sold predominately through mail order to be used only with the Contour TS meter. The recall covers seven countries --...

• Diabetes Drug Byetta Linked to Pancreatitis

  Courtney Mills | October 17, 2007 9:42 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The FDA has reviewed 30 cases of acute pancreatitis in patients taking Byetta, a drug used to treat type II diabetes. The agency suspects a link between Byetta and pancreatitis in some of these cases.Amylin Pharmaceuticals will be updating the information about acute pancreatitis in the PRECAUTIONS section of the Byetta label. Patients on Byetta should be alert for any signs of pancreatitis,...

• Dangerous Avandia side effects reported

  Staff Writer | July 03, 2007 11:29 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The May 2007 New England Journal of Medicine published a sudy on the possible risks of using Avandia, a popular type 2 diabetes drug. Widely prescribed by physicians, Avandia (generic name rosiglitazone) has been linked with heart attack and heart failure, according to the study. An article from WorstPills.org (http://www.worstpills.org/member/newsletter.cfm?n_id=538) details the findings:"These...

• Drug Firms Push Industry Agenda at FDA

  Tom Methvin | October 24, 2006 2:16 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The drug industry should never be allowed to have its way with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by way of its funding of agency programs. Yet, that has happened on a continuing basis for at least the past ten years. Now, the FDA is bargaining with the industry for an increase in fees, giving the industry an even greater role in shaping the priorities of its supposed regulator. If this...

• Do ADHD drugs have heart risks?

  Staff Writer | September 17, 2007 12:12 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Forbes magazine and the Associated Press report that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality announced today that it will take a closer look at data from children who have been using ADHD drugs to determine whether these medications can cause heart problems. Apparently there have been a number of reports of deaths, heart attacks and strokes among...

• Should drug makers disclose doctors on payroll?

  Staff Writer | July 20, 2007 11:19 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  An article from WorstPills.org's press room (http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=2467) details the testimony of a physician before a Senate Commitee. Dr. Peter Lurie argued that Federal Law should mandate pharmaceutical companies to make their payments to doctors public knowledge. "Current state laws that require the disclosure of pharmaceutical company payments to physicians are...