December 31st, 2007 amy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to buy or use Super Shangai, Strong Testis, Shangai Ultra, Shangai Ultra X, Lady Shangai, and Shangai Regular, also marketed as Shangai Chaojimengnan, products.
These products, which originate in China, are being marketed for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) and for sexual enhancement.
Although labeled […]
December 31st, 2007 amy
Ohio’s Supreme Court decision Thursday to uphold the state law limiting the amount of money an injured party can be entitled to for pain and suffering damages due to a defective product struck a personal blow to Cincinnati resident Melisa Arbino. Arbino’s lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson for injuries she sustained from the company’s […]
December 28th, 2007 amy
The Viagra label was modified in October to include a warning that some men who take Viagra experience sudden permanent hearing loss.
The FDA requested the label change after receiving reports of 29 men who experienced sudden hearing loss after taking the drug, some within only a few hours. Unlike gradual hearing loss that comes […]
December 28th, 2007 amy
Fentora, a narcotic in the same class as cocaine, was approved by the FDA in 2006 to treat the “break through” pain of cancer patients already on other pain medication. Unfortunately, Fentora is often prescribed for other off label uses, and the results can be deadly.
Fentora contains fentanyl, a drug 80 times more potent […]
December 27th, 2007 amy
A leukemia patient from Illinois has filed a lawsuit against Sierra Pre-Filled for its bacteria-contaminated heparin-filled syringes.
30-year-old Katie Abrams was hospitalized for nine days made by Angier company Sierra Pre-Filled. The bacteria Serratia marcescens has been found in a single batch of the pre-filled syringes and is linked to 40 people becoming ill after taking […]
December 27th, 2007 amy
Per a recent CBS News report, the FDA is investigating about 100 cases of smokers who had suicidal thoughts after taking Chantix. For now the FDA says the benefits of quitting cigarettes far outweigh the possible risks of taking Chantix. But the agency is still warning that anyone who uses Chantix should be closely […]
December 26th, 2007 amy
Per a recent Healthcare Republic report,the license for Trasylol (aprotinin) has been suspended on the advice of the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM). Global marketing of the drug had already been suspended voluntarily by the marketing authorization holders (Bayer plc and Nordic Pharma) due to safety concerns.
The CHM decision to suspend the license was made […]
December 26th, 2007 amy
The FDA has issued yet another warning about fentanyl, marketed as duragesic and generic brand pain patches, which has the potential to kill patients if the patch is used incorrectly. The FDA previously issued a Public Health Advisory and Information for Healthcare Professionals in July 2005 regarding the appropriate and safe use of the […]
December 26th, 2007 amy
Per a recent article in the Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119811136568740957.html?mod=googlenew> s_ wsj), a former Pfizer Inc. official in a lawsuit accused the company of illegally boosting sales of its top-selling drug Lipitor through an elaborate campaign of misleading educational programs for doctors.
Dr. Jesse Polansky claims that the educational campaign was a key part […]
December 26th, 2007 amy
Per a recent articles in the New York Times, new evidence shows that the drug makers Merck and Schering-Plough have conducted several studies of their popular cholesterol medicine Zetia that raise questions about its risks to the liver, but the companies have never published those results. Partial results of the studies, alluded to in documents […]
